5,497 ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6,793
- 2021: 5,497
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whittlesea · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Whittlesea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer people live in Whittlesea than in most similar areas, but it remains larger than about 88% of those it is compared with. The typical resident is now 40, which is 8 years younger than in 2011. This shift reflects a changing local age profile as the total population shrank by 19% over the last decade.
5,497
▼ -19.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Whittlesea — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Whittlesea fell from 6,793 in 2011 to 5,497 people in 2021. While the typical resident is a little older than the national figure of 38, the area as a whole is lower than most similar places.
40 yrs ▼ -16.7%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 20.3% of residents, a proportion that is well above the state and national figures but fell 8.9 points since 2011.
20.3% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Whittlesea splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is much lower than most similar areas. De facto relationships rose to 13.6% since 2011, while 42.4% of residents are married.
1.5% ▲ +83.0%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +66.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 42%, followed by Never married (36%) 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/ucl/UCL214021/whittlesea/topic/demographics-identity