1,072 ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 941
- 2016: 1,052
- 2021: 1,072
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Strathmerton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Strathmerton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 23% of the population are children under 15, making Strathmerton a much younger place than most similar areas. The community has 1,072 residents, with a typical age of 38 that matches the Victorian and national figures. It is a family-oriented area where children and young adults make up a large portion of the population.
1,072
▲ +13.9%
- 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 Strathmerton — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Strathmerton is larger than about 75% of similar areas with a total of 1,072 residents. The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
38 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This trend helps explain why the area feels younger, as those aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national averages at 14.6%.
14.6% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Strathmerton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas, sitting a little above the national figure at 13.7%. Around 2.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average.
2.1% ▲ +102.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Strathmerton, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (36%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Strathmerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22379/strathmerton/topic/demographics-identity