143 ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 168
- 2016: 136
- 2021: 143
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lance Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lance Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 52 makes Lance Creek far older than most other areas. This small community has a population of 143 people and is shaped by a large proportion of older adults.
143
▼ -14.9%
- 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 Lance Creek — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents here are far older than the national figure, with the typical person being 52 years old. This is 14 years older than the typical resident in Victoria or across Australia.
52 yrs ▲ +18.2%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 42%. Meanwhile, children under 15 and seniors over 65 each account for 16.8% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
16.8% ▲ +72.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lance Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Children (0–14) (16%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 20% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 11.5%, while 58.9% of residents are married.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▲ +286.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lance Creek, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Lance Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21455/lance-creek/topic/demographics-identity