7,441 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,461
- 2016: 7,481
- 2021: 7,441
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clarinda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Clarinda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of all residents in Clarinda are aged 65 or over, which is much higher than most similar areas. This makes the community noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia, with a typical resident now aged 45. It is one of the largest populations at this level, totalling 7,441 people.
7,441
▼ -0.3%
- 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 Clarinda — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 45, making the population noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 25.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is mirrored by the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.7% of the area.
25.2% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Clarinda splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, at 51.2%. However, those in de facto relationships make up only 4.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.2% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.8% ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clarinda, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Clarinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20566/clarinda/topic/demographics-identity