254 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 243
- 2016: 290
- 2021: 254
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balliang · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balliang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Balliang, where the typical resident is 44. This small community of 254 people is marked by a strong Indigenous presence and a high proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the state.
254
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Balliang — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44, making the population noticeably older than both the Victorian and national figures of 38. Balliang is larger than about 58% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the Victorian and national averages. This older demographic is balanced by children under 15, who represent 18.5% of residents.
22.4% ▲ +118.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Balliang splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 7.1% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the 1.0% seen across Victoria.
7.1% ▲ +471.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +391.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balliang, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Balliang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20115/balliang/topic/demographics-identity