68 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56
- 2021: 68
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cherokee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cherokee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cherokee is now 49, making this a far older community than the national figure. The area is sparsely populated with only 68 people, and it is notable for having a very high proportion of couples in de facto relationships.
68
—
- 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 Cherokee — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with just 68 residents. This makes Cherokee smaller than about 66% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 35.3%. People aged 65 and over account for 14.7%, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
14.7% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cherokee, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 24.4%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. 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.
24.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cherokee, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Cherokee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20541/cherokee/topic/demographics-identity