135 ▼ -59.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 331
- 2016: 110
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balmattum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balmattum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Balmattum is now 51, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This small community of 135 people has shifted towards an older age profile, though it still maintains a higher proportion of children than most similar areas.
135
▼ -59.2%
- 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 Balmattum — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian aged 38. The total population is 135 people.
51 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 25.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This older lean is balanced by children under 15, who make up 19.3% of the area, a little above the state average.
25.2% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Balmattum splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.7% compared to 11.5% nationally. Very few residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0.0%.
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.
20.7% ▲ +340.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balmattum, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Balmattum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20118/balmattum/topic/demographics-identity