10,887 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,774
- 2016: 10,349
- 2021: 10,887
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elsternwick · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elsternwick
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much lower typical ages than most similar areas mark Elsternwick, where the population has grown to 10,887 people. This is a relatively young community where the typical resident is 38 years old. The area's profile is shaped by a high proportion of young adults and a lower number of seniors than usual.
10,887
▲ +11.4%
- 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 Elsternwick — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 10,887 residents, Elsternwick is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person here is 38, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group at 31.1%. Those aged 65 and over account for 16.2% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure.
16.2% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Elsternwick, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.5%, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. Only 0.2% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure lower than most similar areas.
0.2% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Elsternwick splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Elsternwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20864/elsternwick/topic/demographics-identity