3,260 ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,645
- 2016: 2,900
- 2021: 3,260
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elliminyt · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elliminyt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Steady growth has seen the population of Elliminyt reach 3,260 people, making it larger than about 85% of similar areas. This is a family-oriented place where children and older adults make up a significant part of the community.
3,260
▲ +23.3%
- 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 Elliminyt — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. While this is older than the state average, it is lower than most similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +7.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also slightly more common here than in the rest of Victoria at 18.3%.
18.3% ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Elliminyt splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married at 54.3%, while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.2%, a little above the state average. Around 1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.0% ▲ +214.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elliminyt, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Elliminyt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20859/elliminyt/topic/demographics-identity