5,392 ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,383
- 2016: 5,396
- 2021: 5,392
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balaclava · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balaclava
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Balaclava is now just 35 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national average. This trend is driven by a huge concentration of young adults, who make up nearly 45% of the population.
5,392
▲ +0.2%
- 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 Balaclava — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has reached 5,392, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. Residents are generally younger than those in the rest of Victoria and Australia.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 dominate the area, while children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both well below state and national levels. Only 12.8% of people are children, and 11.1% are seniors.
11.1% ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Balaclava, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 44%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 21.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, 61.4% of residents have never married, and 0.5% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.5% ▲ +99.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.9% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balaclava, Never married is the majority at 61%; Married is next at 26%.
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 Balaclava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20105/balaclava/topic/demographics-identity