85 ▼ -60.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 217
- 2016: 83
- 2021: 85
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bostocks Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bostocks Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bostocks Creek is 55, making the area far older than both the state and national average. This sparsely populated community is largely made up of older adults and seniors, with very few young adults living here.
85
▼ -60.8%
- 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 Bostocks Creek — lower than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bostocks Creek has a total population of 85 people. This is smaller than about 62% of similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +31.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is notably older, with 23.5% of people aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. This trend is seen in the low number of children under 15, who make up just 11.8% of the population.
23.5% ▲ +83.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bostocks Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 62.8% of the population. Very few people live in a de facto relationship at 5.7%, which is well below the Victoria and Australia figures.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% ▼ -45.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bostocks Creek, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Bostocks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20306/bostocks-creek/topic/demographics-identity