2,820 ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,339
- 2016: 2,604
- 2021: 2,820
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spotswood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spotswood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Spotswood is just 37, making the area a little younger than both Victoria and Australia. This is a growing community of 2,820 people where young families and working adults make up the bulk of the population.
2,820
▲ +20.6%
- 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 Spotswood — higher than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 2,820 residents, Spotswood is larger than about 84% of similar areas. The typical age is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of children under 15 at 20.9%, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why there are far fewer seniors here than in most other areas, with those aged 65 and over making up only 11.3%.
11.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Spotswood, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 17.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 0.4% of the community, a little below the Australian average.
0.4% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spotswood, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Spotswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22319/spotswood/topic/demographics-identity