91 ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 182
- 2016: 106
- 2021: 91
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Childers · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Childers
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas define Childers, where the typical person is 57. This small community of 91 people is far older than the Victorian and national figures, which both sit at 38 years.
91
▼ -50.0%
- 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 Childers — lower than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the national and state figures. The total population is 91, making it smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
With very few children under 15 at 4.4%, the area is far below the national average of 18.2%. This shift is seen in the age profile, where seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.4% of the population, well above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
26.4% ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.4% ▼ -81.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Childers splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 19.2% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
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.
19.2% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Childers, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20549/childers/topic/demographics-identity