6,117 ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,826
- 2016: 5,611
- 2021: 6,117
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whittlesea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whittlesea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults and retirees make up a significant part of daily life in Whittlesea, where 20.5% of people are aged 65 or over. This is a large community of 6,117 people with a typical age of 41, making it noticeably older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
6,117
▲ +26.8%
- 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 Whittlesea — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With 6,117 people, it is among the largest areas of its kind.
41 yrs ▲ +10.8%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 20.5% of the population, which is well above the 16.8% seen across Victoria. This older lean is balanced by a fair number of children under 15, who make up 18.9% of the community.
20.5% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whittlesea splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Most people are married (43.8%), while 13.2% are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the national figure.
1.4% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whittlesea, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22775/whittlesea/topic/demographics-identity