38,042 ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35,091
- 2016: 37,309
- 2021: 38,042
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St Albans · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St Albans
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest relationship group in St Albans, where 43.1% of residents are wed. This is a large community of 38,042 people that trends younger than most similar areas. The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
38,042
▲ +8.4%
- 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 St Albans — higher than 94% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
St Albans is among the largest areas at this level with 38,042 residents. The typical person here is 36, making the area much younger than most similar places.
36 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 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.
The age profile is fairly balanced, with 30.7% of people being young adults aged 25 to 44. Children under 15 make up 16.3% of the population, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 18.0%.
17.8% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In St Albans, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at 5.8% compared to the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.4%, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.4% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.8% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In St Albans, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 St Albans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22330/st-albans/topic/demographics-identity