23,992 ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20,292
- 2016: 22,291
- 2021: 23,992
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cheltenham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cheltenham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 24,000 people live in Cheltenham, making it one of the largest areas at this level. The community is slightly older than the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged 40. It is a diverse mix of families and seniors, though the proportion of children is about the same as the national average.
23,992
▲ +18.2%
- 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 Cheltenham — higher than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 23,992 residents, Cheltenham is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person here is 40 years old, which is a little older than the typical Australian or Victorian resident.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About 18% of the population are children under 15, which is about the same as the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 18.6% of the area, a little above the state and national averages.
18.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cheltenham splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Roughly 47.1% of residents are married and 11.2% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.5% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.5% ▲ +92.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cheltenham, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20539/cheltenham/topic/demographics-identity