347 ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 373
- 2016: 348
- 2021: 347
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whiteheads Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whiteheads 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 Whiteheads Creek, where 39.2% of the population falls into this bracket. This small community of 347 people is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 53.
347
▼ -7.0%
- 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 Whiteheads Creek — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Whiteheads Creek much older than most similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 23.6% aged 65 and over, which is well above the Victorian average. This contributes to a lower number of children under 15, who make up just 13.3% of the population.
23.6% ▲ +87.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. More than half of the population are married, while 12.4% are in a de facto relationship.
3.2% ▲ +97.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Whiteheads Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22770/whiteheads-creek/topic/demographics-identity