790 ▲ +84.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 429
- 2016: 689
- 2021: 790
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flowerdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Flowerdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more residents in Flowerdale are older than in most similar areas, with a typical age of 48. The community of 790 people is notably older than both the state and national averages by 10 years.
790
▲ +84.1%
- 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 Flowerdale — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Flowerdale is larger than about 72% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 13.7% of the population, which is well below the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the older age profile, with 33.8% of people aged 45 to 64 and 19.6% being seniors.
19.6% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Flowerdale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.6%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the population.
2.2% ▲ —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Flowerdale splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Flowerdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20932/flowerdale/topic/demographics-identity