3,989 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,865
- 2016: 3,955
- 2021: 3,989
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flora Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Flora Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Six years younger than the national typical age is the population of Flora Hill, where the usual resident is just 32. This gap from the state and national average marks the area as a noticeably young place to live. With nearly 4,000 people, it is larger than about 87% of similar areas.
3,989
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Flora Hill — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 32, which is among the lowest for its level and noticeably younger than the 38-year-old typical resident in Victoria and Australia.
32 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents are less common here, with people aged 65 and over making up 13.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.1%, a result about the same as the state average.
13.2% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Flora Hill, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Youth (15–24) (21%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people are in de facto relationships here than in most areas, at 14.6%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Around 1.7% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
1.7% ▲ +96.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Flora Hill, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 28%.
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 Flora Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20931/flora-hill/topic/demographics-identity