26 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25
- 2021: 26
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wombat Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wombat Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wombat Creek is 55, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place is defined by a population that is almost entirely made up of older adults and seniors.
26
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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 Wombat Creek — lower than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Wombat Creek is a very small community of just 26 people, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 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 here, which is far below the Victorian figure of 18%. Instead, seniors make up 26.9% of the population, a rate well above the national average.
26.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wombat Creek, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 66%; Seniors (65+) is next at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is common here, with 11.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the state average of 1%. Most residents have never married, accounting for 54.2% of the population.
11.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wombat Creek, Never married is the majority at 59%; Married is next at 41%.
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 Wombat Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22821/wombat-creek/topic/demographics-identity