373 ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 316
- 2016: 322
- 2021: 373
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Seaspray · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Seaspray
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Seaspray is now 52, making this area far older than both the state and national figures. This shift toward an older population is clear, with a significant number of seniors living here. There are 373 people in the area.
373
▲ +18.0%
- 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 Seaspray — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of a resident is 52, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38. The total population of 373 is larger than about 64% of similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 27.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at only 12.9%.
27.9% ▲ +88.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Seaspray splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 51.2% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.3%, which is much lower than most areas. About 1.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.3% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Seaspray, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Seaspray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22251/seaspray/topic/demographics-identity