887 ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 753
- 2016: 868
- 2021: 887
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mitchell Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mitchell Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mitchell Park is just 37 years old, making the area a little younger than both the state and national averages. This smaller community of 887 people has a notably high proportion of couples in de facto relationships and a strong Indigenous presence.
887
▲ +17.8%
- 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 Mitchell Park — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 887 people, which is larger than about 73% of similar areas. Residents here are slightly younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +23.3%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 18.2% of the area, which is about the same as the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 15.4% of the population, a rate that is lower than most similar areas.
15.4% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mitchell Park splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 2.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. De facto relationships are common here, with 14.3% of people in such a partnership, well above the state figure of 11.2%.
2.9% ▲ +145.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Mitchell Park splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 Mitchell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21707/mitchell-park/topic/demographics-identity