10,194 ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,399
- 2016: 10,032
- 2021: 10,194
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sebastopol · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sebastopol
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 42% of people in Sebastopol have never been married, marking the most common relationship status in the area. This community of 10,194 people is notably older than the state and national figures, with a very high proportion of seniors.
10,194
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Sebastopol — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 39 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 21.7% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian average of 16.8%. Children under 15 are slightly less common here than in the rest of the state.
21.7% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sebastopol splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state figure. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas, at 14%.
2.7% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sebastopol, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Sebastopol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22255/sebastopol/topic/demographics-identity