344 ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 336
- 2016: 334
- 2021: 344
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dixons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dixons Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dixons Creek is 54 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This older population profile shapes daily life here, with nearly 29% of the 344 residents being seniors.
344
▲ +2.4%
- 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 Dixons Creek — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 344 is larger than about 63% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 54.
54 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 28.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 11%.
28.8% ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dixons Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 56.4% of residents. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.6%, which is a little above the national figure.
0.9% ▲ —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +51.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dixons 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 Dixons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20762/dixons-creek/topic/demographics-identity