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Spotlight on Fish Creek

Summary

  • The population of Fish Creek is 827.
  • Fish Creek's population has grown slowly between 1911 and 2006.
  • The population for the South East Coastal District, which includes Fish Creek, is forecast to grow from 5,397 in 2016 to 5,838 by 2036.
  • 14 percent of households speak a language other than English.
  • 31 people in Fish Creek reported needing help in their day to day lives due to disability.
  • There are 244 Fish Creek residents who volunteered for an organisation, a larger proportion (37.5 percent) than South Gippsland (29.3 percent).
  • The individual weekly median income in Fish Creek is higher than South Gippsland.
  • There are 435 dwellings in Fish Creek with 308 occupied. 70.8 percent compared with South Gippsland's 72.2 percent.
  • There are 376 people in the workforce with 191 people employed full time.