305 ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 195
- 2016: 276
- 2021: 305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Trafalgar South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Trafalgar South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of residents in Trafalgar South are married, reflecting a stable community of 305 people. It is a far older area than the state or national average, with a typical resident aged 49. This shift toward an older population is seen in the high number of seniors and a notable lack of children.
305
▲ +56.4%
- 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 Trafalgar South — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the population significantly older than most other similar areas.
49 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 21.6% of the population, well above the Victoria figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 11.8% of residents.
21.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Trafalgar South, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.0% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.7%, a figure similar to the national average.
1.0% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +121.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Trafalgar South, Married is the majority at 54%; 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22567/trafalgar-south/topic/demographics-identity