263 ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 316
- 2016: 253
- 2021: 263
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shelford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shelford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 22% of the 263 people living in Shelford are children under 15, which is well above the national figure. This makes it a notably young community compared to similar areas. The typical resident is 39 years old.
263
▼ -16.8%
- 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 Shelford — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Shelford has 263 residents, a population that is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, making them a little older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
39 yrs ▼ -2.5%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 22.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 13.7%, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
13.7% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.8% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Shelford splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.1% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 13% of the community, slightly above the national figure.
1.1% ▲ —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shelford, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Shelford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22272/shelford/topic/demographics-identity