4,349 ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,621
- 2016: 3,912
- 2021: 4,349
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Trafalgar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Trafalgar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 4,349 makes Trafalgar larger than about 88% of similar areas. It is an ageing community where the typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
4,349
▲ +20.1%
- 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 Trafalgar — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Trafalgar has a total population of 4,349 people, making it larger than the vast majority of areas at this level.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 23.0% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 are also a little more common here at 20.1% compared to the national figure of 18.2%.
23.0% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Trafalgar splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.2% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the state average. Marriage is the most common status for couples, with 47.5% of residents married.
1.2% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Trafalgar, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22565/trafalgar/topic/demographics-identity