1,994 ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,557
- 2016: 1,907
- 2021: 1,994
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dennington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dennington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents define Dennington, where the typical age is just 34. This is four years lower than the national figure, creating a community with a strong presence of children and young families.
1,994
▲ +28.1%
- 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 Dennington — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dennington has 1,994 people, making it larger than about 80% of similar areas. The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the Victoria and Australia figures of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 21.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the youthfulness of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 12.7%.
12.7% ▲ +63.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dennington, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are a little more common here at 14.1% compared to 11.5% nationally. About 2.6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average.
2.6% ▲ +50.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dennington, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Dennington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20737/dennington/topic/demographics-identity