6,818 ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,964
- 2016: 6,652
- 2021: 6,818
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upwey · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upwey
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Half of all residents in Upwey are married, making it a place where couples are the dominant household type. With 6,818 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The community is generally older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 41.
6,818
▼ -2.1%
- 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 Upwey — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Upwey has a total population of 6,818, which is among the largest for similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the population noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
41 yrs ▲ +10.8%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the state figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.6%, a figure a little below the national average of 17.2%.
14.6% ▲ +93.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Upwey splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting a little above the national figure at 13.7%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.5% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.5% ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upwey, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Upwey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22620/upwey/topic/demographics-identity