Footscray (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Median age
35 yrs2021▲ +6.1%
Footscray (Western Metropolitan)'s median age is 35 yrs — well below average.
It ranks 100th from the bottom of 440 state electorates nationally — younger than 85% of them.
Footscray (Western Metropolitan) has an older median age than nearby Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan), Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) and Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan), but a younger one than Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan), Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) and Essendon (Western Metropolitan).
Since 2016, it has risen 6% (from 33 yrs) — a bigger change than the national rise of 3%.
Trend across censuses
Where Footscray (Western Metropolitan) sits
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Footscray (Western Metropolitan) — younger than 85% of areas.
View full map →Median age in nearby areas
- Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)42 yrs
- Williamstown (Western Metropolitan)38 yrs
- St Albans (Western Metropolitan)37 yrs
- Essendon (Western Metropolitan)37 yrs
- Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan)37 yrs
- Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan)36 yrs
- Altona (Western Metropolitan)35 yrs
- Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan)34 yrs
- Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)34 yrs
- Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan)30 yrs