19,005 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17,434
- 2016: 18,568
- 2021: 19,005
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thornbury · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thornbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Thornbury is just 37 years old, making the area a little younger than the national figure. This is one of the largest communities in the region, with a population of 19,005 people.
19,005
▲ +9.0%
- 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 Thornbury — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 37, which is much lower than most similar areas and slightly younger than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Thornbury has a young adult feel, with 38% of people aged between 25 and 44. Both children under 15 and seniors over 65 are well below the national and state figures.
13.5% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Thornbury, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over 19% of people are in de facto relationships, which is well above the national figure and much higher than most areas. About 0.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
0.8% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.2% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thornbury, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22508/thornbury/topic/demographics-identity