346 ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 413
- 2016: 276
- 2021: 346
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Forge Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Forge Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 57.1% of the population in Forge Creek, where the typical resident is 45. This community is noticeably older than the Victorian and national averages, with a significant proportion of residents being seniors.
346
▼ -16.2%
- 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 Forge Creek — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Forge Creek has 346 residents, making it larger than about 63% of similar areas. People here are noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical age of 45.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has few children, with those under 15 making up 14.5% of the population, which is well below the national average. Conversely, the 20.2% of residents aged 65 and over is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
20.2% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Forge Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.9% of the population, a figure that is lower than most similar areas.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Forge Creek, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Forge Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20938/forge-creek/topic/demographics-identity