957 ▲ +89.1%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 506
- 2016: 565
- 2021: 957
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cardigan Village · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cardigan Village
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas define Cardigan Village, where the typical person is just 32. This shift is driven by a surge in families, with the population growing by 89% since 2011 to reach 957 people.
957
▲ +89.1%
- 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 Cardigan Village — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown significantly, adding about 451 people since 2011. Residents here are noticeably younger than the state and national figures, which both sit at 38 years.
32 yrs ▲ +3.2%
Younger than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 32% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 8.3% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
8.3% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.0% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cardigan Village splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Victorian figure at 16.1%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is among the lowest at this level at 0.5%.
0.5% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cardigan Village, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Cardigan Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221016/cardigan-village/topic/demographics-identity