504 ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 586
- 2016: 573
- 2021: 504
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cabarita · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cabarita
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population and an ageing community mark the recent changes in Cabarita, where the total number of residents fell by 14% since 2011. The typical resident is now 43, making the area noticeably older than the Victorian and national figures.
504
▼ -14.0%
- 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 Cabarita — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Cabarita shrank by about 82 people between 2011 and 2021, leaving a total of 504 residents. This group is noticeably older than the national average, with the typical age rising by 6 years over the last decade.
43 yrs ▲ +16.2%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 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% of the population, which is a little above the national figure, though this fell 6.5 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 12.7% of the area, a figure well below the state and national averages.
12.7% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cabarita, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people in Cabarita are married, accounting for 64.2% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.2%, which is well below the national figure, while the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is among the lowest for similar areas at 0.8%.
0.8% ▲ —
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cabarita, Married is the majority at 64%; 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 Cabarita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221012/cabarita/topic/demographics-identity