9,179 ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,467
- 2016: 8,513
- 2021: 9,179
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Collingwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Collingwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 33 makes Collingwood noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. With 9,179 residents, it is one of the largest areas of its kind, defined by a heavy concentration of young adults and a very low number of seniors.
9,179
▲ +41.9%
- 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 Collingwood — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is just 33, which is 5 years younger than the national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
33 yrs ▲ +3.1%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 a huge 55.6% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (9.8%) and seniors over 65 (7.1%) are both well below the state and national averages.
7.1% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.8% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Collingwood, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 56%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 27.4%, which is far above the 11.5% national figure. Most residents (68.3%) have never been married, while 0.8% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.8% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.4% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Collingwood, Never married is the majority at 68%; Married is next at 19%.
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 Collingwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20616/collingwood/topic/demographics-identity