232 ▼ -44.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 419
- 2016: 278
- 2021: 232
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swifts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swifts Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Swifts Creek, representing 33.6% of the population. This is a mature community where the typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 232 people living here, the area has a population larger than about 57% of similar areas.
232
▼ -44.6%
- 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 Swifts Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, making this area far older than Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.2%, a result that is about the same as the Victorian average.
22.0% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Swifts Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, 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.
13.5% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Swifts Creek splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 15%.
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 Swifts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22413/swifts-creek/topic/demographics-identity