60 ▼ -60.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 153
- 2016: 61
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chepstowe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chepstowe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Chepstowe is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small community of 60 people with a population structure that leans heavily toward older adults.
60
▼ -60.8%
- 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 Chepstowe — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 53, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia by 15 years. Only 60 people live in the area, which is smaller than about 68% of similar places.
53 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Half of all residents are older adults aged 45 to 64, while those aged 65 and over make up 21.7%, well above the national figure of 17.2%. Interestingly, children under 15 also make up 21.7% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average.
21.7% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Chepstowe, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (18%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.0%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▲ +168.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chepstowe, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Chepstowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20540/chepstowe/topic/demographics-identity