12,328 ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,271
- 2016: 11,854
- 2021: 12,328
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caulfield South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caulfield South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population marks Caulfield South, where the typical resident is 41. With 12,328 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
12,328
▲ +9.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caulfield South — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 41, which is noticeably older than the Victoria and Australia figure of 38 years.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.2%, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
19.4% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caulfield South splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is a little below the national figure. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.1%, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.1% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +50.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caulfield South, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Caulfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20524/caulfield-south/topic/demographics-identity