30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Calrossie · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A striking gap in age defines Calrossie, where there are no residents aged 65 and over. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Calrossie — lower than 81% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
Calrossie is a small community of just 30 people, making it smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children is a sharp contrast to the seniors' population, which is 0.0% and far below the Victorian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.3% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Calrossie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Youth (15–24) (24%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 13.6% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure a little above the national average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Calrossie splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 10%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Calrossie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20450/calrossie/topic/demographics-identity