120 ▼ -55.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 271
- 2016: 109
- 2021: 120
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bailieston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bailieston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bailieston is 56, which is far older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia. This small community of 120 people has a population that leans heavily toward older adults and seniors.
120
▼ -55.7%
- 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 Bailieston — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident here is 56 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38 years.
56 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up over half the population, with those aged 65 and over reaching 22.5%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 make up 15.8%, a little below the national average.
22.5% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▲ +92.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bailieston, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population are married at 56.6%, while the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 0.0%, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bailieston, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bailieston
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bailieston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20102/bailieston/topic/demographics-identity