61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chocolyn · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chocolyn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of residents in Chocolyn are aged 65 or over, making it a far older community than most other areas. This sparsely populated place has a typical resident aged 49, which is 11 years older than the national figure.
61
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- 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 Chocolyn — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Chocolyn is a small area with only 61 people, a population that is smaller than about 68% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children, with those under 15 making up just 11.5% of the population. This is well below the Victorian figure of 18.0% and helps explain why the proportion of seniors is so high at 34.4%.
34.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Chocolyn, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (20%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.0%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average.
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.
17.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chocolyn, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Chocolyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20558/chocolyn/topic/demographics-identity