858 ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 791
- 2016: 827
- 2021: 858
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fish Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fish Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks Fish Creek, where the typical resident is 51. This is 13 years older than the national figure, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of seniors. The area now has 858 people, making it larger than about 73% of similar areas.
858
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Fish Creek — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. The total population is 858 people.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 29.4% of the population, a figure far above the national rate of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 16.8%, which is a little below the Victorian average.
29.4% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fish Creek splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.3% of the population.
1.3% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fish Creek, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Fish Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20921/fish-creek/topic/demographics-identity