53 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72
- 2021: 53
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bears Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bears Lagoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Just 53 people live in Bears Lagoon, making it a sparsely populated area. The population is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with the typical resident aged 44.
53
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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 Bears Lagoon — lower than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bears Lagoon is smaller than about 71% of similar areas, with a total population of 53 people.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 18.9% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian and Australian figures. Children under 15 represent 17% of residents.
18.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bears Lagoon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 26%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. Additionally, only 8.1% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
8.1% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bears Lagoon, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (17%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Bears Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20179/bears-lagoon/topic/demographics-identity