574 ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 394
- 2016: 538
- 2021: 574
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Enfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Enfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with children are a major part of daily life in Enfield, where children under 15 make up over 23% of the population. This creates a notably young atmosphere compared to other similar areas, with a total population of 574 people.
574
▲ +45.7%
- 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 Enfield — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39, which is slightly older than the national figure of 38, though this is lower than most similar areas.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 are well above the state and national figures, while seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas. This helps explain the young feel of the community.
12.5% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.3% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Enfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is more common here than in most areas, at 4.5%, which is well above the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than across the country.
4.5% ▲ +197.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Enfield, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20872/enfield/topic/demographics-identity