2,826 ▲ +93.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,459
- 2016: 2,572
- 2021: 2,826
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eynesbury · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Eynesbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population surge of 94% since 2011 has transformed Eynesbury into a much younger place. The typical resident is now 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure. This shift is driven by a large influx of families, making the area far more child-heavy than the rest of the state.
2,826
▲ +93.7%
- 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 Eynesbury — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew to 2,826 people by 2021, adding about 1,367 residents since the last census. This growth has seen the typical age drop by 6 years since 2011.
35 yrs ▼ -14.6%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 29.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This contrasts with a very small senior population, as those aged 65 and over fell to just 7.4%.
7.4% ▼ -67.0%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.2% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eynesbury splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 63.0% of the population. About 1.9% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.9% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eynesbury, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Eynesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215033/eynesbury/topic/demographics-identity