176 ▼ -59.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 433
- 2016: 175
- 2021: 176
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cressy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cressy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cressy is far older than in most other similar areas. This small community of 176 people is notably aged, with a typical age of 52, which is 14 years older than the national figure.
176
▼ -59.4%
- 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 Cressy — higher than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cressy has a population of 176, making it larger than about 52% of similar areas. The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 28.4% aged 65 and over, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.8% of the population, which is well below the state and national averages.
28.4% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cressy splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 43.3% of people are married, while 9.7% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly lower than the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cressy, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (17%).
Age & sex structure
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 Cressy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20671/cressy/topic/demographics-identity