80,036 ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 76,086
- 2016: 79,795
- 2021: 80,036
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Vaucluse · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Vaucluse
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer children live in Vaucluse than in most other Australian areas. The suburb has a population of 80,036 people, a figure that grew by about 3,950 since 2011. It is a place where young adults are the largest age group and a high number of couples live together without being married.
80,036
▲ +5.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Vaucluse — higher than 82% of areas.
| Vaucluse | 80,036 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Vaucluse is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38. This age has risen by one year since 2011.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 15.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose to 16.8% by 2021, which is about the same as the state average.
16.8% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Vaucluse, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 3.4%. People in de facto relationships make up 16.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%.
0.3% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Vaucluse splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Vaucluse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10086/vaucluse/topic/demographics-identity