54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35
- 2021: 54
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Capels Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Capels Crossing
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Capels Crossing is now just 36, making the area a little younger than both Victoria and Australia. This sparsely populated place has only 54 people, with a population that is smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
54
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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 Capels Crossing — lower than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 36 is much lower than in most other areas of this type. This reflects a resident base that is slightly younger than the state and national figures.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14.8% of the population, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Meanwhile, the 16.7% of people aged 65 and over is about the same as the national and state averages.
16.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Capels Crossing, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 0.0%, well below the Australian average.
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.
13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Capels Crossing splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 18%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Capels Crossing
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Capels Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20477/capels-crossing/topic/demographics-identity