586 ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 563
- 2016: 576
- 2021: 586
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Don Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Don Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 586 people in Don Valley are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. Residents here are noticeably older than the national typical age, with a typical resident being 44 years old.
586
▲ +4.1%
- 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 Don Valley — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 586 is larger than about 69% of similar areas. This community is noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 34.6%. Children under 15 account for 18.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas.
18.4% ▲ +99.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Don Valley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national figure at 15.6%. About 1.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
1.7% ▲ —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Don Valley, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Don Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20769/don-valley/topic/demographics-identity