32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gladfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gladfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A striking shift in age has occurred in Gladfield, where children now make up 28.1% of the population. This small area of just 32 people has become far younger than the state and national averages, with no residents aged 65 and over.
32
—
- 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 Gladfield — lower than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, and the typical resident is 39 years old. This is a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35 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 make up 28.1% of the community, which is far above the Victorian figure of 18.0%. In contrast, there are no seniors aged 65 and over, a result far below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gladfield, Children (0–14) is the majority at 53%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 47%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Gladfield, Married is the majority at 78%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Gladfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21003/gladfield/topic/demographics-identity