22,631 ▲ +101.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,235
- 2016: 18,709
- 2021: 22,631
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Southbank · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Southbank
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Southbank is just 31, making the area noticeably younger than the Victorian and national average of 38. With a population of 22,631, it is one of the largest areas of its kind. This young profile is driven by a huge concentration of adults aged 25 to 44.
22,631
▲ +101.4%
- 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 Southbank — higher than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Southbank has 22,631 residents, which is among the largest populations for similar areas. The typical age of 31 is noticeably younger than the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
31 yrs ▲ +6.9%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 60.2% of the population, which helps explain why children under 15 (5.9%) and seniors over 65 (5.7%) are far below the state and national figures.
5.7% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.9% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Southbank, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 60%; Youth (15–24) is next at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.4%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Most people have never married (62.1%), while the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.4%, slightly below the national average.
0.4% ▲ +129.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.4% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Southbank, Never married is the majority at 62%; Married is next at 28%.
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 Southbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22315/southbank/topic/demographics-identity