571 ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 614
- 2016: 560
- 2021: 571
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drumcondra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drumcondra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines Drumcondra, where the typical resident is 50. This is far older than the national figure of 38, and a huge proportion of the 571 residents are seniors.
571
▼ -7.0%
- 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 Drumcondra — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 50, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident. Drumcondra is larger than about 69% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.7% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at only 13.3%.
28.7% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Drumcondra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common, making up 61.2% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 5.9%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%.
0.5% ▲ —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drumcondra, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Drumcondra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20796/drumcondra/topic/demographics-identity