330 ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 245
- 2016: 333
- 2021: 330
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Guildford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Guildford is 46 years old, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. With 330 people living here, the population is larger than about 62% of similar areas. This is a place where a high number of seniors and children live side by side.
330
▲ +34.7%
- 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 Guildford — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 46, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 27.6% of the population, a figure far above the 16.8% seen in Victoria. Children under 15 are also common here at 20.9%, which is a little above the national average.
27.6% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Guildford splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.1% compared to 11.2% across Victoria. About 3.0% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state figure.
3.0% ▲ —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Guildford splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21116/guildford/topic/demographics-identity