5,937 ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,309
- 2016: 5,623
- 2021: 5,937
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ballarat East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ballarat East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably older population marks Ballarat East, where the typical resident is 43 years old. This is five years older than the typical person in Victoria and across Australia. With nearly 6,000 residents, it is larger than about 91% of similar areas.
5,937
▲ +11.8%
- 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 East — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 5,937 people. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than both the state and national figures.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.5% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 14.9%.
25.5% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ballarat East splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 14.0% of the area, slightly higher than most other places.
2.3% ▲ +128.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ballarat East, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20112/ballarat-east/topic/demographics-identity