213 ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 256
- 2016: 231
- 2021: 213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cheshunt · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cheshunt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 213 people in Cheshunt are married, making it a community with a notably older profile. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is driven by a large senior population, with over a quarter of residents aged 65 or more.
213
▼ -16.8%
- 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 Cheshunt — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cheshunt has 213 residents, a population size that is larger than about 56% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 50, which is far older than the Victoria and Australia average of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.4% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This high number of older adults helps explain the area's overall age profile, though children under 15 also make up 18.8% of the community.
25.4% ▲ +97.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cheshunt splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Around 13.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the 11.5% average for Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cheshunt, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Cheshunt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20543/cheshunt/topic/demographics-identity