878 ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 863
- 2016: 851
- 2021: 878
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Macclesfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Macclesfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Macclesfield is 49, making the area far older than the state and national averages. This shift towards an older population is reflected in the low number of children and a high proportion of middle-aged adults. It is a small community of 878 people where the majority of adults are married.
878
▲ +1.7%
- 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 Macclesfield — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 49, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figure of 38. The total population of 878 people is larger than about 73% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +19.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 38% of the population. Children under 15 account for 14.7%, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little above the state average at 19.7%.
19.7% ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Macclesfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (55.7%) and there are very few Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Macclesfield, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21561/macclesfield/topic/demographics-identity