386 ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 381
- 2016: 266
- 2021: 386
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Don Valley · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Don Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 386 people in Don Valley (L) are married, contributing to a community that is now far older than the state and national figures. The typical resident is 46 years old, which is 13 years older than the typical person here in 2011. This shift is reflected in a growing number of seniors and a shrinking proportion of children.
386
▲ +1.3%
- 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 Don Valley — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small and grew by just five people since 2011 to reach 386. Residents are far older than the typical Victorian or Australian, with a typical age of 46 years.
46 yrs ▲ +39.4%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 15.3% of the area, which is a little below the national figure and fell by 5 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of people aged 65 and over rose 8.1 points to 19.2%, leaving this group a little above the state average.
19.2% ▲ +73.0%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Don Valley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.4% of the population, a figure that fell 3.2 points since 2011.
1.0% ▲ —
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Don Valley, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Don Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222019/don-valley/topic/demographics-identity