15,153 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14,638
- 2016: 15,543
- 2021: 15,153
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people live in de facto relationships in Elwood than across the rest of the country. This large community of over 15,000 people has a typical resident aged 38, which is about the same as the national figure.
15,153
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Elwood — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Elwood is among the largest areas of its kind, with a total population of 15,153 people.
38 yrs ▲ +11.8%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has far fewer children and seniors than the state and national averages, with children under 15 at 13.0% and those 65 and over at 10.7%. This is reflected in the age structure, where young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 40.5%.
10.7% ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Elwood, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 21.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.4%, which is a little below the national average.
0.4% ▲ +83.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.4% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elwood, Never married is the majority at 55%; Married is next at 29%.
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 Elwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20867/elwood/topic/demographics-identity