710 ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 594
- 2016: 631
- 2021: 710
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Oxley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 1% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Oxley, which is lower than most similar areas. The community is notably older than the national average, though it has a surprisingly high number of children.
710
▲ +19.5%
- 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 Oxley — higher than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, making Oxley noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. Its total population is 710 people, which is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
44 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 21.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This high number of children sits alongside a large senior population, with 20.6% of residents aged 65 and over.
20.6% ▲ +62.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Oxley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 62.0% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.0%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oxley, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22022/oxley/topic/demographics-identity