3,279 ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,942
- 2016: 3,170
- 2021: 3,279
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Creswick · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Creswick
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Creswick is 50 years old, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. This older demographic is a key feature of the town's identity, with nearly 30% of the population aged 65 or over. The community has grown to 3,279 people, which is larger than about 85% of similar areas.
3,279
▲ +11.5%
- 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 Creswick — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 3,279 people. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 50 compared to 38 across Australia.
50 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 29.2% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why the area has fewer children under 15, at 15.5%, which is a little below the state average.
29.2% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Creswick splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most people are married (46.4%) or have never married (29.7%), and 11.6% are in a de facto relationship.
1.3% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Creswick, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Creswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20672/creswick/topic/demographics-identity