920 ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 791
- 2016: 855
- 2021: 920
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carisbrook · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Carisbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Carisbrook is far older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 46. The town has grown steadily over the last decade, adding about 129 people to reach a population of 920.
920
▲ +16.3%
- 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 Carisbrook — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The community has aged since 2011, with the typical resident now 8 years older than those in the wider Victoria and Australia regions.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure and has risen by 6 points since 2011. This sits alongside a higher-than-average proportion of children under 15, who account for 19.6% of residents.
23.6% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Carisbrook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.2% of the town, a little above the national average. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.5% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carisbrook, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Carisbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221017/carisbrook/topic/demographics-identity