21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cassilis · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cassilis is 62, which is 24 years older than the usual person in Victoria or Australia. This sparsely populated area is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors, with no children under 15 living here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cassilis — lower than 85% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 21 people living in the area. This makes it smaller than about 85% of similar places.
21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
62 yrs —
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is skewed older, as 57.1% of residents are aged between 45 and 64. Seniors make up another 28.6%, a figure that is far above the national rate of 17.2%.
28.6% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Cassilis, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 57%; Seniors (65+) is next at 29%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships are common here, with 31.8% of people in de facto partnerships, which is far above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Cassilis, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Divorced (33%) and Never married (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cassilis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20511/cassilis/topic/demographics-identity