310 ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 446
- 2016: 281
- 2021: 310
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stony Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A mix of growing families and retirees shapes daily life in Stony Creek, where the typical resident is 41. With a population of 310 people, the area sees a high proportion of both children and seniors compared to the rest of the country.
310
▼ -30.5%
- 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 Stony Creek — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
41 yrs ▼ -4.7%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 23.2%, significantly higher than the 17.2% seen across Australia.
23.2% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stony Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.3% compared to 11.5% nationally. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +120.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stony Creek, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22364/stony-creek/topic/demographics-identity