5,602 ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,286
- 2016: 5,009
- 2021: 5,602
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bell Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bell Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost one quarter of residents in Bell Park are aged 65 or over, a figure well above the state and national averages. This makes it an older community than most similar areas. With 5,602 people, it is larger than about 91% of areas at this level.
5,602
▲ +6.0%
- 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 Bell Park — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 41, which is noticeably older than the typical resident in Victoria or Australia.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older people are common here, with 23.6% aged 65 and over, while children under 15 make up 15.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
23.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bell Park splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and 11.2% are in a de facto relationship, both of which are about the same as the Victorian averages.
1.4% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bell Park splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 Bell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20191/bell-park/topic/demographics-identity