2,681 ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,607
- 2016: 2,649
- 2021: 2,681
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Manifold Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Manifold Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more families with children live in Manifold Heights than in most similar areas. The suburb is home to 2,681 people and is notably younger than nearby neighbourhoods. While the typical resident is 39, a high proportion of children under 15 defines the local demographic.
2,681
▲ +2.8%
- 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 Manifold Heights — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,681, which is larger than about 83% of similar areas. Residents are a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, with a usual age of 39.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 21.2% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18%. This helps explain why seniors are less common here, at 15.1%, which is a little below the national average.
15.1% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Manifold Heights splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the population is married, while 34.8% have never been married. Very few people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (0.3%), and the share of those in de facto relationships is lower than in most similar areas.
0.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Manifold Heights, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Manifold Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21593/manifold-heights/topic/demographics-identity