981 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 932
- 2016: 983
- 2021: 981
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chum Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chum Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Chum Creek is 45, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. With 981 people, it is larger than about 74% of similar areas. The community has a strong presence of seniors and a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than most local areas.
981
▲ +5.3%
- 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 Chum Creek — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 981 people. Residents are generally older here than in the rest of Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 45.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 21.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.5%, a rate about the same as the state and national averages.
21.2% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Chum Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most residents are married (52.5%), while those in de facto relationships represent 12.8%.
3.2% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chum Creek, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Chum Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20560/chum-creek/topic/demographics-identity