2,371 ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,527
- 2016: 2,270
- 2021: 2,371
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balnarring · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balnarring
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Balnarring is far older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 46. This community of 2,371 people is notably older than most similar areas, while still maintaining a higher proportion of children than average.
2,371
▼ -6.2%
- 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 Balnarring — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 2,371 people is larger than about 82% of similar areas. The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Alongside this older group, children under 15 are also more common here than in most other areas at 19.5%.
23.7% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Balnarring splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, making up 58.1% of the population. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander account for 1.0%, which is about the same as the Victorian average but a little below the national figure.
1.0% ▲ +172.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balnarring, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Balnarring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20120/balnarring/topic/demographics-identity