423 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 395
- 2016: 452
- 2021: 423
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shelbourne · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shelbourne
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of people in Shelbourne are older adults aged 45 to 64. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 50, which is 12 years older than the national figure. With 423 residents, the area has a population larger than about 65% of similar places.
423
▲ +7.1%
- 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 Shelbourne — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 50 years, making Shelbourne far older than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
50 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 20.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.5%, a little below the state and national averages.
20.3% ▲ +129.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Shelbourne, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 61%, while those in de facto relationships make up 8%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. About 1.2% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.2% ▲ —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shelbourne, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Shelbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22271/shelbourne/topic/demographics-identity