26,574 ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24,977
- 2016: 26,185
- 2021: 26,574
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coburg · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coburg
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Among the largest areas of its kind, Coburg is a significant population centre with a typical resident aged 37. This makes the area a little younger than both the Victorian and national figures.
26,574
▲ +6.4%
- 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 Coburg — higher than 91% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Coburg's total population is 26,574, placing it among the largest areas at this level.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 35.6%. Both children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are well below national levels, at 15.2% and 14.0% respectively.
14.0% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Coburg, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.6%, which is lower than most areas.
0.6% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coburg, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Coburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20596/coburg/topic/demographics-identity