12,817 ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,871
- 2016: 12,909
- 2021: 12,817
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toorak · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Toorak
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Toorak is far older than those in most other areas. The population is heavily skewed towards seniors, with a typical age of 47, which is nine years older than the national figure. This makes Toorak one of the largest and most mature communities in the region.
12,817
▼ -0.4%
- 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 Toorak — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Toorak has a total population of 12,817, making it one of the largest areas at this level. Residents here are far older than the state and national typical age of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 27.2% aged 65 and over—far above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.9% of the population, which is well below the national average.
27.2% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toorak splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 46.5% of residents are married, while 37.3% have never married. Very few people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 0.2%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.2% ▲ +93.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toorak, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Toorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22547/toorak/topic/demographics-identity