12,203 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,191
- 2016: 12,982
- 2021: 12,203
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Prahran · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Prahran
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Prahran is just 34, making it noticeably younger than most other areas. This is a high-density suburb of 12,203 people where young adults dominate the population. The area's identity is shaped by a very high proportion of people in de facto relationships.
12,203
▲ +9.0%
- 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 Prahran — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 12,203 residents, Prahran is among the largest areas at this level. The typical age of 34 is noticeably younger than the national and state figure of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up nearly half the population, which helps explain why children under 15 (8.7%) and seniors (12.5%) are both well below the national average.
12.5% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.7% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Prahran, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 49%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 21.4%, a figure far above the Victorian average of 11.2%. Most residents have never been married (61.4%), while only 0.5% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.5% ▲ +93.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.4% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Prahran, Never married is the majority at 61%; Married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Prahran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22118/prahran/topic/demographics-identity