4,896 ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,714
- 2016: 4,964
- 2021: 4,896
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Melbourne
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer children live in East Melbourne than in the rest of the country, with only 6% of residents under 15. This creates a distinctive age gap where the area is noticeably older than the national figure. The typical resident is 42 years old, and the population has grown to 4,896 people.
4,896
▲ +3.9%
- 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 East Melbourne — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 4,896 is larger than about 90% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than the state and national typical age of 38, with the usual person here being 42.
42 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A large proportion of the population are seniors, with 22.4% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children is among the lowest for this level at just 6%.
22.4% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.0% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In East Melbourne, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.9%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Meanwhile, 0.2% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.2% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.9% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Melbourne, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (36%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20830/east-melbourne/topic/demographics-identity