27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19
- 2021: 27
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cross Roads · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cross Roads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 27 people makes Cross Roads a very small community. It is far older than the typical Australian area, with a typical resident aged 51 and no children under 15 living here.
27
—
- 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 Cross Roads — lower than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is only 27 people, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 51.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up 33.3% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average.
33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cross Roads splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 11.1% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national average. People in de facto relationships make up 24% of the community, a figure far above the state average.
11.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cross Roads splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Cross Roads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20677/cross-roads/topic/demographics-identity