Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Ivanhoe East are married, reflecting a mature community of 3,762 residents. This is a noticeably older area than the national figure, with the typical resident aged 45. While it has a balanced mix of ages, there is a strong presence of seniors and older adults.
The typical resident is 45, making Ivanhoe East noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia by 7 years. Its total population of 3,762 is larger than about 87% of similar areas.
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 20% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure. In contrast, children under 15 make up 15.9%, a little below the state and national averages.
Marriage is the most common relationship status at 56%, while those in de facto relationships are at 7.9%, which is well below the national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the Australian average.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ivanhoe East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21247/ivanhoe-east/topic/demographics-identity