222 ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 265
- 2016: 188
- 2021: 222
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ecklin South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ecklin South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Younger residents than usual define the daily life of Ecklin South, where the typical person is just 34. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures, with a population of 222 people.
222
▼ -16.2%
- 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 Ecklin South — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia by four years.
34 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A small number of seniors live here, with those 65 and over making up only 12.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.9% of residents, a rate higher than most similar areas.
12.2% ▲ +90.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ecklin South splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas, with 13.7% of people in such a partnership. Most residents are married (52.3%) or have never been married (39.8%).
1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ecklin South, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 40%.
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 Ecklin South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20841/ecklin-south/topic/demographics-identity