5,378 ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,465
- 2016: 5,328
- 2021: 5,378
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ballarat Central · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ballarat Central
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 5,300 people live in Ballarat Central, making it larger than about 90% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This creates a population that is older than most nearby areas.
5,378
▼ -1.6%
- 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 Ballarat Central — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ballarat Central has a total population of 5,378. Residents here are generally older than those in the rest of the state and country, with the typical person aged 41.
41 yrs ▲ +13.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over represent 18.5% of the area, a little above the Victorian average.
18.5% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ballarat Central splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.1% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Many residents are single, with 43.3% never married, while 12.3% are in de facto relationships.
1.1% ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ballarat Central, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Ballarat Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20111/ballarat-central/topic/demographics-identity