3,839 ▲ +143.1%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,579
- 2016: 2,316
- 2021: 3,839
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Trafalgar · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Trafalgar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Trafalgar are married, reflecting a community where family ties are central. The town has seen a massive surge in size, with the population growing 143% since 2011 to reach 3,839 people. While the typical resident is 41, the area is now home to a growing number of both children and seniors.
3,839
▲ +143.1%
- 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 Trafalgar — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Trafalgar is larger than about 84% of similar areas. The typical person here is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38, though this is 3 years younger than it was in 2011.
41 yrs ▼ -6.8%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 20.2% of the population, a figure a little above the national average. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 23.4%, which is well above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
23.4% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Trafalgar splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.3% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. About 11.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure that is about the same as the state and national figures.
1.3% ▲ +119.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Trafalgar, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) 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 Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215086/trafalgar/topic/demographics-identity