12,308 ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,185
- 2016: 11,746
- 2021: 12,308
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Parkdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Parkdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 12,308 people now calls Parkdale home. Residents here are noticeably older than the national and state average, with the typical person aged 43.
12,308
▲ +10.0%
- 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 Parkdale — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of 12,308 makes Parkdale one of the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is 43, which is 5 years older than the average for Victoria and Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced, with children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both making up about 18% of the population. This is very similar to the figures for Victoria and the rest of Australia.
18.0% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Parkdale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 49% of residents are married, while 34.6% have never been married. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 0.4%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
0.4% ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Parkdale, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Parkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22037/parkdale/topic/demographics-identity