15,495 ▲ +167.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,791
- 2016: 10,964
- 2021: 15,495
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Docklands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Docklands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Docklands is just 32, making the area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. This is a high-growth area with 15,495 people, where the population is heavily skewed toward young adults.
15,495
▲ +167.6%
- 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 Docklands — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is among the largest for its kind at 15,495 people. Residents are noticeably younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 32.
32 yrs ▲ +3.2%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 57.6% of the population. This explains why children under 15 (7.8%) and seniors over 65 (6.1%) are both far below the state and national figures.
6.1% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.8% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Docklands, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 58%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here at 18.9%, which is well above the national figure. Over half of the population (51.5%) have never married, while 0.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.3% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.9% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Docklands, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 38%.
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 Docklands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20766/docklands/topic/demographics-identity