185 ▼ -55.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 419
- 2016: 183
- 2021: 185
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elmhurst · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elmhurst
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Elmhurst is 58 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. With 185 people living here, the community is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors.
185
▼ -55.8%
- 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 Elmhurst — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. Elmhurst's total population is larger than about 53% of similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +16.0%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 34.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This explains why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
34.6% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Elmhurst splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 52.6% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are much less common than in most areas. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.1% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elmhurst, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Elmhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20861/elmhurst/topic/demographics-identity