1,610 ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,922
- 2016: 1,563
- 2021: 1,610
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Badger Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Badger Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 1,610 people now lives in Badger Creek, where residents are noticeably older than the national average. The typical person here is 43 years old, making the area more mature than most of Victoria and Australia.
1,610
▼ -16.2%
- 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 Badger Creek — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,610 residents, Badger Creek is larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, which is five years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 20.0% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 account for 17.2%, a figure roughly the same as the state and national averages.
20.0% ▲ +70.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Badger Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 16.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%.
3.2% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Badger Creek, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Badger Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20097/badger-creek/topic/demographics-identity