167 ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 136
- 2016: 145
- 2021: 167
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bearii · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bearii
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bearii is now far older than most people in the region. The population is 167, with 43.1% of the community aged 65 or over. This creates a stark age gap compared to the national figure.
167
▲ +22.8%
- 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 Bearii — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 63, which is among the highest for similar areas and far older than the Victorian average of 38.
63 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up a huge 43.1% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 7.2%.
43.1% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.2% ▲ +223.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bearii, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 48%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Young adults (25–44) (9%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half the population is married, while 12.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the state average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bearii, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (22%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bearii [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20178/bearii/topic/demographics-identity