220 ▼ -47.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 421
- 2016: 215
- 2021: 220
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whitfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whitfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Whitfield is now 53, making this area far older than both the state and national figures. With 220 people living here, the community is skewed heavily towards seniors, who make up nearly a third of the population.
220
▼ -47.7%
- 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 Whitfield — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. Whitfield's population of 220 is larger than about 56% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +3.9%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older community where 31.4% of people are aged 65 or over, a figure far above the national average. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 11.4% of the population, which is well below the state and national levels.
31.4% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whitfield splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.7%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whitfield, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Whitfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Whitfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22772/whitfield/topic/demographics-identity