478 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 454
- 2016: 496
- 2021: 478
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arthurs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arthurs Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks the latest shift in Arthurs Creek, where the typical resident is now 52. This community has grown to 478 people and is significantly older than the national average. This trend is seen in the high number of seniors and a small number of children.
478
▲ +5.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Arthurs Creek — higher than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Arthurs Creek is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population now stands at 478 people.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.7%.
25.9% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arthurs Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 55.4%, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 9.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the population.
0.8% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arthurs Creek, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Arthurs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20071/arthurs-creek/topic/demographics-identity