24,679 ▲ +200.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,211
- 2016: 16,195
- 2021: 24,679
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cranbourne East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cranbourne East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Cranbourne East is just 31, making it noticeably younger than the national average. This is a large community of over 24,000 people where a high number of children and young adults live.
24,679
▲ +200.6%
- 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 Cranbourne East — higher than 91% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 24,679 residents, this is one of the largest areas at this level. The typical age is 31, which is among the lowest for similar areas and 7 years younger than the national figure.
31 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 27.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the area's youth, as only 9.4% of residents are seniors, a figure well below the Victorian average of 16.8%.
9.4% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.3% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cranbourne East, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (55.8%), while 31.7% have never married. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.4%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.8% ▲ +53.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cranbourne East, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Cranbourne East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20663/cranbourne-east/topic/demographics-identity