401 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 359
- 2016: 426
- 2021: 401
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Trafalgar East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Trafalgar East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Trafalgar East is far older than the national average, with the usual age being 47. This gap of nine years reflects a community where adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group. The area is home to 401 people.
401
▲ +11.7%
- 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 East — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 47, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38. This age is higher than most similar areas.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 18.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Children under 15 account for 17.2%, a figure about the same as the state average.
18.5% ▲ +70.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Trafalgar East, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%. Most people are married (62.7%), while those in de facto relationships (10.2%) are slightly fewer than in other areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Trafalgar East, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22566/trafalgar-east/topic/demographics-identity