5,756 ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,694
- 2016: 5,663
- 2021: 5,756
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Strathdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Strathdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than the state average define Strathdale, where the typical person is 46. With 5,756 people, it is larger than about 91% of similar areas. This creates a community that leans heavily towards older adults and seniors.
5,756
▲ +1.1%
- 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 Strathdale — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, making the population far older than both the Victorian and Australian averages by 8 years.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 25% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, the 17% of children under 15 is about the same as the state average.
25.0% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Strathdale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, while those in de facto relationships make up 9.5%, which is a little below the national average.
1.7% ▲ +110.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Strathdale, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Strathdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22373/strathdale/topic/demographics-identity