Chiltern Valley · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Chiltern Valley

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 48.1% of the population in Chiltern Valley. This is a small, sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 52, making it far older than the national figure of 38.

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📍 Chiltern Valley, Suburb / Locality

Where Chiltern Valley sits — Total population

77
  • 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 Chiltern Valley — lower than 65% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Chiltern Valley77
3683, VIC 1,748
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 77 people, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Victoria and Australia.

77

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 60
  • 2021: 77

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

52 yrs

Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 49 yrs
  • 2021: 52 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15 here, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 35.1% of the population. This is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.

35.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.7%
  • 2021: 35.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Chiltern Valley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

A high proportion of residents are in de facto relationships at 22.4%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

22.4%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 22.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Chiltern Valley, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 19%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 6 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 8 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Chiltern Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20552/chiltern-valley/topic/demographics-identity