14,407 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,203
- 2016: 13,969
- 2021: 14,407
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Williamstown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Williamstown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 14,407 people in Williamstown are married, making it one of the largest populations at this level. Residents here are generally older than the national figure, with a typical age of 45. This reflects a community with a significant number of adults in their middle and later years.
14,407
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Williamstown — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Williamstown is 45, which is noticeably older than the average for both Victoria and Australia by seven years.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced, with 18% of the population being children under 15 and 18.2% being seniors. This senior group is a little larger than the state average.
18.2% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Williamstown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (52%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.9%, which is a little below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 0.7% of the population.
0.7% ▲ +68.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Williamstown, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22792/williamstown/topic/demographics-identity