11,729 ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,222
- 2016: 11,450
- 2021: 11,729
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Footscray
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines West Footscray, where the typical resident is just 35. This is three years younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, reflecting a community with a strong presence of young adults.
11,729
▲ +14.7%
- 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 West Footscray — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 11,729 people, this is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
35 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 41.4% of the population. This helps explain why there are very few seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up only 10.0% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
10.0% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In West Footscray, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.6%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Just 1.0% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure about the same as the state average.
1.0% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Footscray, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (38%) 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 West Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22756/west-footscray/topic/demographics-identity