232 ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 325
- 2016: 228
- 2021: 232
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elaine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elaine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 232 people now call Elaine home, where residents are noticeably older than those in the state and national averages. The typical resident is 44 years old, reflecting an area with a smaller proportion of children compared to most other places.
232
▼ -28.6%
- 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 Elaine — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Elaine is 44, which is six years older than the national figure. This age is around the middle for similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 14.2% of the population, which is well below the Victorian and Australian figures. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.1%, slightly above the state average.
18.1% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Elaine splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 3.0% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average. About 43.7% of residents are married, while 12.3% are in a de facto relationship.
3.0% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Elaine splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Elaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20851/elaine/topic/demographics-identity