34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Slaty Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Slaty Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 55 years makes Slaty Creek far older than most of Australia. This sparsely populated area has only 34 residents, with a population structure that lacks children and young people entirely.
34
—
- 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 Slaty Creek — lower than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The 34 people living here are much older than the state and national average, with the typical resident being 17 years older than the Australian figure of 38.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 or youth aged 15 to 24 in the area. Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 38.2%, while seniors over 65 account for 8.8%, which is well below the national figure.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Slaty Creek, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 54%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 33%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.2%. While 44.8% of residents are married, no one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
18.2% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Slaty Creek, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 43%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Slaty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22292/slaty-creek/topic/demographics-identity