5,143 ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,851
- 2016: 5,123
- 2021: 5,143
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Seddon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Seddon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Seddon is just 36 years old, making the area much younger than most similar places. With 5,143 people living here, it is larger than about 90% of areas at this level and is shaped by a high number of young adults.
5,143
▲ +6.0%
- 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 Seddon — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 36, which is a little younger than the typical Victorian or Australian resident.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 40% of the population. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than across the rest of the state.
8.7% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Seddon, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationship patterns differ from the national norm, with 20.5% of people in a de facto relationship, a figure well above the Australian average. Nearly half of all residents have never been married.
0.7% ▲ +88.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.5% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Seddon, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (40%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Seddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22256/seddon/topic/demographics-identity