490 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 471
- 2016: 425
- 2021: 490
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mailors Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mailors Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mailors Flat is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. This youthfulness is driven by a high proportion of children and a small number of seniors. The population now totals 490 people.
490
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Mailors Flat — higher than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 35 is much lower than in most similar areas. Mailors Flat is noticeably younger than the state and national figures, which both sit at 38 years.
35 yrs ▼ -7.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 21.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the younger feel of the area, while the 10.8% of people aged 65 and over is well below the state average.
10.8% ▲ +64.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mailors Flat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 17.3% of residents, a figure well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.6% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.6% ▼ -75.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +73.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mailors Flat, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Mailors Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21576/mailors-flat/topic/demographics-identity