27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25
- 2021: 27
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cathkin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cathkin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cathkin is 62 years old, which is far older than the Victorian and national average of 38. This sparsely populated area is heavily weighted towards seniors, with over half the population aged 65 and over.
27
—
- 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 Cathkin — lower than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cathkin is a small community of just 27 people, making it smaller than about 82% of similar areas.
62 yrs —
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, while 51.9% of the population are seniors. This makes the area's age profile far older than the national figure of 17.2%.
51.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cathkin, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 50%, followed by Seniors (65+) (39%) and Youth (15–24) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 26.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
26.1% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cathkin, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Widowed (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 Cathkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20519/cathkin/topic/demographics-identity