Flinders VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Flinders, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Flinders VIC is 1,130 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Flinders is $1,118 per week ($58,136 per year). Median rent in Flinders is $451 per week ($1,954 per month). Flinders has a median age of 63 years, older than the national median of 38. Flinders has a population density of 20.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Flinders is England. The most common religion is No Religion (45% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Flinders is $2,500.

There were 58 recorded offences in Flinders in 2025-25, a rate of 51 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (34 offences).

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Flinders Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Flinders Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,118/wk
$58,136 per year
#643 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$451/wk
$1,954 per month
#1037 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
63years
25 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,500/mo
Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.6 per bedroom

Flinders Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.6% (562) Female 50.4% (570)

Population Density

20.5
people per km²
1,130 people · 55.1 km²

Households

2.1
Avg household size
0.6
Persons per bedroom
$2,851
Family income/wk

Flinders Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Flinders Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
76.3% 283 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
23.7% 88 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Flinders Country of Birth

Australia
89.1%
England
10.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Flinders Religion

No Religion
44.9%
Anglican
19.5%
Not stated
15.3%
Catholic
11.5%
Uniting Church
3.8%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.5%
Christian (other)
1.8%
Baptist
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Flinders Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
77.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
10.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
9.8%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Flinders Languages Spoken at Home

Other
35.3%
Italian
23.5%
Russian
23.5%
French
17.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Flinders Employment

💼
Employed full-time
21.2% 186 people
Employed part-time
25.2% 221 people
🔍
Unemployed
1.4% 12 people
🏠
Not in labour force
52.2% 457 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Flinders Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
44.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.9%
Postgraduate Degree
17.0%
Certificate III/IV
11.0%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.2%
Certificate I/II
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Flinders Occupation

Professionals
36.7%
Managers
29.0%
Clerical & Administrative
9.6%
Technicians & Trade Workers
6.9%
Sales Workers
6.6%
Community & Personal Service
5.4%
Labourers
5.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Flinders Field of Study

Management & Commerce
27.2%
Health
13.8%
Society & Culture
12.3%
Architecture & Building
11.7%
Engineering
7.8%
Education
6.9%
Agriculture & Environment
6.3%
Creative Arts
5.7%
Information Technology
3.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.7%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Flinders Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Flinders Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.8%
$1-$149/wk
2.5%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
4.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.0%
$650-$799/wk
3.6%
$800-$999/wk
4.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
4.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.9%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.5%
$4,000+/wk
25.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Flinders Marital Status

💍
Married
63.4% 654
↔️
Separated
3.0% 31
📋
Divorced
9.6% 99
🕊️
Widowed
4.9% 51
👤
Never married
19.0% 196

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Flinders Ancestry

English
39.3%
Australian
23.6%
Irish
12.9%
Scottish
12.4%
Other
4.0%
German
2.4%
Italian
2.2%
Dutch
1.0%
New Zealander
0.6%
Croatian
0.5%
Greek
0.5%
Polish
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Flinders School & University Attendance

Secondary — Other Non-Govt
25.0%
Primary — Government
22.0%
Secondary — Government
15.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
14.0%
Pre-school
13.0%
Vocational Education
7.0%
Secondary — Catholic
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Flinders Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
4.4% 87
No need for assistance
95.6% 1,911

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Flinders Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
32.2% 290
Not a volunteer
67.8% 612

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Flinders Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
12.0%
$450-$599/mo
6.0%
$600-$799/mo
6.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
6.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
20.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
22.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
18.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
10.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Flinders How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
64.7%
Did not go to work
19.4%
Walked only
10.4%
Other
3.6%
Car (passenger)
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Flinders Car Ownership

0 vehicles
0.7%
1 vehicle
28.0%
2 vehicles
48.3%
3 vehicles
14.9%
4+ vehicles
8.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Flinders Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.7%
2 bedrooms
8.3%
3 bedrooms
42.6%
4 bedrooms
31.4%
5 bedrooms
12.9%
6+ bedrooms
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Flinders Population Mobility

10.6%
moved in the last year
40.8%
moved in the last 5 years
2.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
44.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Flinders Indigenous Population

0.2%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
3
Indigenous residents
1,985
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Flinders Long-term Health Conditions

Arthritis
65
Heart disease
60
Mental health
50
Cancer
40
Asthma
40
Diabetes
28
Lung condition
16
Stroke
12
Kidney disease
10
Dementia
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Flinders Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
7.5%
$1-$149/wk
4.3%
$150-$299/wk
5.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.7%
$400-$499/wk
2.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.1%
$650-$799/wk
7.7%
$800-$999/wk
7.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.8%
$3,500+/wk
14.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Flinders Family Structure

Couple — no children
53.7%
Couple — children under 15
23.1%
Couple — no children under 15
16.3%
One parent — no children under 15
3.8%
One parent — children under 15
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Flinders Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.1% 28
👤
Never served
96.9% 877

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Flinders Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.7% 151
Did not provide
83.3% 753

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Flinders Children Ever Born

No children
26.2%
1 child
8.4%
2 children
29.8%
3 children
21.7%
4 children
11.7%
5+ children
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Flinders When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
9
1951–1960
28
1961–1970
30
1971–1980
29
1981–1990
24
1991–2000
14
2001–2010
23
2011–2015
9
2020
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Flinders Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.5%
5–14 hours
32.3%
15–29 hours
18.9%
30+ hours
12.6%
Did not do domestic work
15.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Flinders Household Size

1 person
28.6%
2 persons
49.6%
3 persons
9.6%
4 persons
7.7%
5 persons
2.8%
6+ persons
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Flinders Where Residents Moved From

Same address
880
Moved from VIC
76
Moved — same area (SA2)
24
Moved from overseas
8
Moved from NSW
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Flinders Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.3%
Step family — no other children
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Flinders Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 58 total

Theft
34
Break & Enter
17
Assault
3
Fraud
2
Property Damage
1
Justice Procedures
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Flinders Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,104/wk
Median Rent $451/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Flinders

≈ $9,117/month
Median rent $451/wk
Left after rent $1,653/wk
Rent share 21.4%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Flinders vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Flinders

What is the population of Flinders VIC?

The population of Flinders VIC is 1,130 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 20.5 people per km².Flinders is ranked #3,794 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Flinders?

The median personal income in Flinders VIC is $1,118 per week, or $58,136 per year.The median household income is $2,104 per week.Family income is $2,851 per week.Flinders is ranked #643 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Flinders?

Median rent in Flinders VIC is $451 per week ($1,954 per month).Rent represents 21.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Flinders ranks #1,037 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Flinders?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Flinders VIC is $2,500. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Flinders?

The median age in Flinders VIC is 63 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Flinders a good suburb to live in?

Flinders is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 1,130.The median income is $1,118/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20930. All dollar figures in AUD.