3,191 ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,454
- 2016: 2,538
- 2021: 3,191
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Anglesea · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Anglesea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Anglesea is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This gap is driven by a large senior population and a low number of children. The area has grown 30% since 2011, adding about 737 people to the community.
3,191
▲ +30.0%
- 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 Anglesea — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 3,191 people in 2021, making it larger than about 81% of similar areas. Residents have aged over the last decade, with the typical age rising 6 years since 2011.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 32.1% of the population, which is far above the state figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 14.3%.
32.1% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Anglesea splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 53.7%, while those in de facto relationships are a little above the national figure at 14.0%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.2% of the population.
0.2% ▼ -66.4%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Anglesea, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Anglesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215003/anglesea/topic/demographics-identity