22 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25
- 2021: 22
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Banyan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Banyan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Banyan, where the typical person is 54. This sparsely populated place has a total of just 22 people and a demographic profile heavily weighted toward older adults.
22
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- 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 Banyan — lower than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Only 22 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 84% of similar places.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
No children under 15 live here, which is far below the Victorian average. This helps explain why 22.7% of the population are seniors, a figure well above the state and national averages.
22.7% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Banyan, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 60%; Seniors (65+) is next at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Banyan identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Similarly, there are no people in de facto relationships, far below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Banyan, Married is the majority at 64%; Divorced is next at 36%.
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 Banyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20134/banyan/topic/demographics-identity