403 ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 336
- 2016: 379
- 2021: 403
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dales Creek · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Dales Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children under 15 live in Dales Creek than in most similar areas. This small community has grown by 20% since 2011 and is now younger, with a typical resident aged 40 years.
403
▲ +19.9%
- 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 Dales Creek — lower than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 403 people in 2021, which is smaller than about 73% of similar areas. This total includes about 67 more people than were living here in 2011.
40 yrs ▼ -13.0%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as 21.6% of residents are under 15, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the share of seniors aged 65 and over has fallen to 11.7%, which is well below the Victorian average.
11.7% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dales Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Around 14% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the Australian figure of 11.5%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dales Creek, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Dales Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222014/dales-creek/topic/demographics-identity