42,642 ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39,204
- 2016: 40,327
- 2021: 42,642
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glen Waverley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glen Waverley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of over 42,000 people makes Glen Waverley one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The typical resident is 40 years old, meaning the community is a little older than the state and national averages.
42,642
▲ +8.8%
- 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 Glen Waverley — higher than 95% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 42,642 residents, Glen Waverley is among the largest areas at this level. The typical person living here is 40, which is a little older than the Australian figure of 38.
40 yrs ▼ -2.4%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 are slightly less common here at 16.6% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
19.8% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glen Waverley splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up the majority of the community at 57.2%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at just 4.2%. Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.2% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.2% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glen Waverley, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Glen Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21013/glen-waverley/topic/demographics-identity