126 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 104
- 2021: 126
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pound Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pound Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Pound Creek, where the typical resident is 53. This age gap is striking, as the area is 15 years older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident. With only 126 people living here, it remains a small community.
126
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- 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 Pound Creek — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the state and national figure of 38. There are 126 people in total living in the area.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 27% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain the older feel of the area, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 15.1%.
27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pound Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, accounting for 61.3% of residents. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.7%, which is about the same as the national figure, while there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pound Creek, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Pound Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22114/pound-creek/topic/demographics-identity