62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Westmere · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Westmere
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than the national average, Westmere has a typical resident aged 46. This sparsely populated area has just 62 people and a population that leans heavily towards seniors.
62
—
- 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 Westmere — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. Only 62 people live in the area.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 just 4.8% of the population, a figure far below the national average. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are so common here, making up 22.6% of the residents.
22.6% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Westmere, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (29%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Westmere identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. While over half of residents are married, there are no people in de facto relationships.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Westmere, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Westmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22762/westmere/topic/demographics-identity