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Elwood

Population highlights

Estimated Resident Population
Elwood
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Elwood 15,839 15,241 15,375 16,310 16,599 16,668 16,783
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)
Estimated Resident Population
Elwood
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Elwood 15,839 15,241 15,375 16,310 16,599 16,668 16,783
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

Elwood 2021

No significant change since previous Census (less than ±0.5%)
Increased since previous Census
Decreased since previous Census
Median age
38 (3)

City of Port Phillip 38

Greater Melbourne 37

Victoria 38

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
0% (0.0%)

City of Port Phillip 1%

Greater Melbourne 1%

Victoria 1%

Couples with children
17% (0.8%)

City of Port Phillip 15%

Greater Melbourne 33%

Victoria 31%

Older couples without children
4% (1.2%)

City of Port Phillip 5%

Greater Melbourne 9%

Victoria 10%

Lone person households
41% (5.6%)

City of Port Phillip 41%

Greater Melbourne 24%

Victoria 25%

Medium and high density Housing
87% (0.5%)

City of Port Phillip 91%

Greater Melbourne 34%

Victoria 28%

Median weekly household income
$2,239 ($334)

City of Port Phillip $2,201

Greater Melbourne $1,866

Victoria $1,802

Median weekly mortgage repayment
$530 ($7)

City of Port Phillip $500

Greater Melbourne $461

Victoria $428

Median weekly rent
$415 ($21)

City of Port Phillip $420

Greater Melbourne $390

Victoria $370

Households renting
49% (-1.3%)

City of Port Phillip 49%

Greater Melbourne 29%

Victoria 28%

Households with a mortgage
25% (3.3%)

City of Port Phillip 24%

Greater Melbourne 36%

Victoria 35%

Overseas born
27% (1.1%)

City of Port Phillip 33%

Greater Melbourne 36%

Victoria 30%

Language at home other than English
15% (0.4%)

City of Port Phillip 21%

Greater Melbourne 34%

Victoria 28%

University attendance
6% (0.2%)

City of Port Phillip 6%

Greater Melbourne 6%

Victoria 5%

University qualification
52% (5.8%)

City of Port Phillip 49%

Greater Melbourne 33%

Victoria 29%

Trade qualification (certificate)
10% (-1.2%)

City of Port Phillip 10%

Greater Melbourne 15%

Victoria 17%

Unemployment rate
4.1% (-0.4%)

City of Port Phillip 4.5%

Greater Melbourne 5.3%

Victoria 5.0%

Participation rate (population in labour force)
75% (1.0%)

City of Port Phillip 71%

Greater Melbourne 64%

Victoria 62%

Worked at home
45% (39.1%)

City of Port Phillip 44%

Greater Melbourne 29%

Victoria 26%

SEIFA index of disadvantage 2021
1,083

City of Port Phillip 1,061

Greater Melbourne 1,018

Victoria 1,010

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