2,743 ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,357
- 2016: 2,455
- 2021: 2,743
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lancefield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lancefield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 2,743 people now defines Lancefield, where the typical resident is 41. This is noticeably older than the national figure, reflecting a community with a significant number of established adults and seniors.
2,743
▲ +16.4%
- 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 Lancefield — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, which is noticeably older than the Victorian and national figures of 38. The total population of 2,743 is larger than about 83% of similar areas.
41 yrs ▼ -4.7%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 19.2% of the population, which is a little above the state average. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.8%, a figure that is also a little above the state and national levels.
18.8% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lancefield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.2%, which is well above the national figure. About 0.8% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.8% ▲ +79.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +66.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lancefield, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Lancefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21456/lancefield/topic/demographics-identity