414 ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 373
- 2016: 394
- 2021: 414
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arthurs Seat · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Arthurs Seat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 61% of people in Arthurs Seat (L) are married. This is a small, older community of 414 residents where the typical person is 48, making it far older than the national figure.
414
▲ +11.0%
- 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 Arthurs Seat — lower than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 11% since 2011, adding about 41 people. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with the typical age rising by 3 years since 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20% of the area, which is well above the state figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
20.0% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arthurs Seat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the latest census. De facto relationships rose to 12.8% since 2011, which is a little above the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arthurs Seat, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Arthurs Seat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222002/arthurs-seat/topic/demographics-identity