94 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 96
- 2021: 94
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cornishtown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cornishtown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cornishtown is 55, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 94 people is defined by a significant age gap compared to the rest of the state, with a very high proportion of seniors.
94
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- 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 Cornishtown — lower than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the 38-year-old average for Victoria and Australia.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents dominate the profile, with 26.6% aged 65 and over, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 4.3% of the population, among the lowest for similar areas.
26.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.3% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cornishtown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 4.3%, which is well below the 11.5% national average. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cornishtown, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cornishtown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cornishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20643/cornishtown/topic/demographics-identity