38 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33
- 2021: 38
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sheans Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sheans Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Half of the people in Sheans Creek are aged 65 or over, making it a far older community than the state and national averages. This sparsely populated area has only 38 residents and a demographic profile heavily weighted towards seniors.
38
—
- 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 Sheans Creek — lower than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 65, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian aged 38. This puts Sheans Creek among the oldest areas at this level.
65 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65 yrs
- 2021: 65 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 living here, while seniors make up 50% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sheans Creek, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 86%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, representing 75% of the population. There are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the national average of 11.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sheans Creek, Married is the majority at 87%; Never married is next at 13%.
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 Sheans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22269/sheans-creek/topic/demographics-identity