80 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71
- 2021: 80
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coghills Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coghills Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of seniors live in Coghills Creek compared to the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area has only 80 residents, with a typical age of 42 that is noticeably older than the national figure.
80
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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 Coghills Creek — lower than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is sparsely populated with 80 people. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 27.5% of the population, a figure far above the state and national averages. Children under 15 also make up a larger share than in most areas, at 20.0%.
27.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coghills Creek splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are well above the state average at 15.2%. There are no residents who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
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.
15.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coghills Creek, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Coghills Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20603/coghills-creek/topic/demographics-identity