905 ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 612
- 2016: 831
- 2021: 905
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Malmsbury · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Malmsbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people live in de facto relationships in Malmsbury compared to the rest of the country. This community of 905 people is generally older than the state and national average, with a typical resident aged 45. It is a balanced area where seniors and children each make up around 18% of the population.
905
▲ +47.9%
- 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 Malmsbury — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 905, which is larger than about 73% of similar areas. People here are noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical age of 45.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 18.5% of the area, a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Children under 15 represent 18.1% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
18.5% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Malmsbury, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 21.7%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. Around 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.5% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.7% ▲ +87.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Malmsbury, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21585/malmsbury/topic/demographics-identity