3,990 ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,155
- 2016: 3,879
- 2021: 3,990
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whittington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whittington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than four out of ten people in Whittington have never been married. This is a larger community than most similar areas, with a population of 3,990 people and a resident profile that skews notably older than the state and national figures.
3,990
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Whittington — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Conversely, children under 15 make up 15.8%, which is a little below the Victorian average.
21.5% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whittington splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.9%, roughly the same as the national figure.
3.3% ▲ +83.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whittington, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Whittington
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Whittington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22774/whittington/topic/demographics-identity