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The 2021 Census counted 167,900 people living in Boroondara at the time.
For the latest population estimates, please see the Australian Bureau of Statistics' regional population.
For estimates by age and sex, please see the Australian Bureau of Statistics' regional population by age and sex.
Median age
At the 2021 Census, the median age of Boroondara residents varied across the municipality (Map 1). This variation reflects the varying cohorts attracted by the services and housing stock available within each locality. For example, in the southwest of the municipality much of Hawthorn and Hawthorn East had a low median age, being attractive to young adults who want to be near to Swinburne University and are catered to with higher density housing options.
Map 1: The median age of residents varies across Boroondara (data source: Informed Decisions City of Boroondara social atlas)
Household type
The most common household type in Boroondara and across Greater Melbourne is couples with a child or children (Figure 1 ).
Figure 2: At the 2021 Census, around one in 3 Boroondara households was a couple with a child or children (data source: Informed Decisions City of Boroondara community profile)
Forecast
Boroondara is forecast to grow by 6.9% between 2024 and 2034, when the population is forecast to reach 187,622.
More information
See how Boroondara is growing and changing by visiting the following pages on the Informed Decisions website:
- Our community profile uses census data to show changes in the community's characteristics
- Our social atlas shows how population groups are distributed across Boroondara
- Our population forecast shows how the Boroondara population, age structure and households are likely to change between now and 2041.