763 ▼ -42.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,317
- 2016: 1,313
- 2021: 763
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chewton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chewton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population defines recent years in Chewton. The typical resident is now 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 763 people, it is larger than about 72% of similar areas.
763
▼ -42.1%
- 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 Chewton — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, making the population far older than both the state and national average by 13 years.
51 yrs ▲ +24.4%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 26.5% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.9%.
26.5% ▲ +105.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Chewton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
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 11.5% Australian figure. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.9% of the population.
0.9% ▼ -67.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Chewton splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Chewton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20547/chewton/topic/demographics-identity