1,208 ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,818
- 2016: 1,244
- 2021: 1,208
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chiltern · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Chiltern
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Chiltern is 49 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This gap defines a community where over a quarter of the population are seniors, though the total number of people has dropped by 34% since 2011.
1,208
▼ -33.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Chiltern — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen to 1,208 people, a loss of about 610 since 2011. While the typical resident is still far older than the state average, they are 5 years younger than the typical person in the area was in 2011.
49 yrs ▼ -9.3%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 46 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 25.2% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This reflects an older age structure, as children under 15 are well below the national average at 15.1%.
25.2% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Chiltern, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.6% of the area, which is a little above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 1.7% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.7% ▲ +151.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +80.7%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chiltern, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (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 Chiltern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215021/chiltern/topic/demographics-identity