445 ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 469
- 2016: 461
- 2021: 445
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bayles · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bayles
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bayles is 42 years old, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. With a total population of 445 people, it is larger than about 66% of similar areas and features a diverse age spread from children to seniors.
445
▼ -5.1%
- 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 Bayles — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than both the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. This age is lower than most similar areas.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.4%, which is a little above the state and national figures.
18.4% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bayles, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bayles, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Bayles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20171/bayles/topic/demographics-identity