113 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 109
- 2021: 113
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than the state average shapes daily life in West Creek, where the typical resident is 49. This small community of 113 people is notably older than most similar areas, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
113
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- 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 West Creek — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area's population higher than most similar places.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 25.7% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 8.8%.
25.7% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →West Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 49.5% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.9%, a little above the national figure. 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.
12.9% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Creek, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 West Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22755/west-creek/topic/demographics-identity