513 ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 719
- 2016: 764
- 2021: 513
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toongabbie · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Toongabbie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Toongabbie (L) is now 11 years younger than they were in 2011. This shift towards a younger population is a standout feature for the area, with the typical age dropping to 37. It is now a place where children and young adults make up a significant part of the community.
513
▼ -28.7%
- 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 Toongabbie — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 513 people, which is smaller than about 65% of similar areas. This number has shrank by 29% since 2011, with a loss of about 206 residents.
37 yrs ▼ -22.9%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2% and much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over fell to 18.3%, a drop of 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
18.3% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.0% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toongabbie splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 21.4%, a figure far above the Victorian average of 11.2%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.9% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
1.9% ▲ —
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.4% ▲ +61.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toongabbie, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Toongabbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221072/toongabbie/topic/demographics-identity