1,665 ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,432
- 2016: 1,513
- 2021: 1,665
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maldon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maldon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Maldon is 60 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This town of 1,665 people has a distinct age profile, with a very high proportion of seniors and very few children compared to other similar areas.
1,665
▲ +16.3%
- 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 Maldon — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,665 is larger than about 79% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those across Victoria and Australia, with a typical age 22 years above the national figure.
60 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
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 39.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national rates at just 9.2%.
39.6% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Maldon, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Victorian figure at 14.7%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.2% of the population, which is a little below the national average.
0.2% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maldon, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Maldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21583/maldon/topic/demographics-identity