4,000 ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,058
- 2016: 4,143
- 2021: 4,000
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Middle Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Middle Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A more mature population defines daily life in Middle Park, where the typical resident is 45. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38, contributing to a community where over one-fifth of people are seniors.
4,000
▼ -1.4%
- 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 Middle Park — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is home to 4,000 people, making it larger than about 87% of similar places.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 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 20.6% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.6%, a figure roughly the same as the state and national averages.
20.6% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Middle Park, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here, making up 50.6% of the area. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.2%, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.2% ▲ +136.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Middle Park, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Middle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21677/middle-park/topic/demographics-identity