60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Big Pats Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Big Pats Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Big Pats Creek, where the typical person is 55. This sparsely populated place has a population of just 60 people, with over half of the community being older adults aged 45 to 64.
60
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- 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 Big Pats Creek — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap of 17 years is seen both compared to Victoria and the rest of Australia.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 23.3% of the area, well above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain the low number of children under 15, who make up only 10% of the population.
23.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Big Pats Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the state, accounting for 22.9% of residents. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Big Pats Creek, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 Big Pats Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20237/big-pats-creek/topic/demographics-identity