8,077 ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,443
- 2016: 8,339
- 2021: 8,077
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Delahey · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Delahey
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 8,077 people makes Delahey one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. It is a diverse community where nearly half of all residents are married, and the typical person is around 39 years old.
8,077
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Delahey — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is one of the most populous at this level, with a typical resident aged 39, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +18.2%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is fairly balanced, though the number of people aged 65 and over is lower than in most similar areas. Children under 15 make up 16% of the population, slightly below the Victorian average of 18%.
15.8% ▲ +107.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Delahey splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital patterns here differ from the national trend, with only 6.4% of people in de facto relationships, a figure well below the 11.5% seen across Australia. Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most other areas.
0.4% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Delahey, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20731/delahey/topic/demographics-identity