569 ▲ +57.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 362
- 2016: 446
- 2021: 569
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cape Schanck · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cape Schanck
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cape Schanck is 55 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This is a small community of 569 people where seniors and older adults make up over 65% of the population.
569
▲ +57.2%
- 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 Cape Schanck — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 55 is much higher than in most similar areas, and it is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
55 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 31.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 13.4%.
31.1% ▲ +90.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cape Schanck splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 64.2%, while those in de facto relationships make up 9.9%, which is a little below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.9% of the population.
0.9% ▲ —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cape Schanck, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20474/cape-schanck/topic/demographics-identity