214 ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 289
- 2016: 248
- 2021: 214
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scotts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scotts Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Scotts Creek is 51, making the area far older than the national figure. This older age profile is a key feature of the local population, which totals 214 people.
214
▼ -26.0%
- 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 Scotts Creek — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This population of 214 is larger than about 56% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +50.0%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 15.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Older adults between 45 and 64 are the largest group at 38.3%, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little above the state average at 19.2%.
19.2% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Scotts Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 19.1% of the area, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.1% ▲ +128.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scotts Creek, Married is the majority at 53%; 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 Scotts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22245/scotts-creek/topic/demographics-identity