120 ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 257
- 2016: 124
- 2021: 120
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ballendella · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ballendella
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Ballendella, where the typical person is 56. This small community of 120 people has a population that is far older than the national figure, with a very high proportion of seniors.
120
▼ -53.3%
- 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 Ballendella — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This age is much higher than in most similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +33.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 34.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national levels at just 9.2%.
34.2% ▲ +195.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -59.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ballendella splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Youth (15–24) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. About 50.9% of people are married, while 12.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is around the middle for this level.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ballendella, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Ballendella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20114/ballendella/topic/demographics-identity