475 ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 504
- 2016: 471
- 2021: 475
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thorpdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Thorpdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Thorpdale is far older than the national average, with the usual age being 46. This creates a community where more than one in five people are seniors, making it much older than most similar areas.
475
▼ -5.8%
- 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 Thorpdale — higher than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Thorpdale has 475 residents, which is larger than about 67% of areas at this level.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 42 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 22.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, the 18.1% of people under 15 is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
22.1% ▲ +74.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Thorpdale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, while 11.7% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thorpdale, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Thorpdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22511/thorpdale/topic/demographics-identity