5,083 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,007
- 2016: 4,919
- 2021: 5,083
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bell Post Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bell Post Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 5,083 people now calls Bell Post Hill home. This is an older area than most, where the typical resident is 42. It is particularly defined by a high number of seniors compared to the rest of the state.
5,083
▲ +1.5%
- 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 Post Hill — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 5,083 residents, this area is larger than about 90% of similar places. The typical person here is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 23.8% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
23.8% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bell Post Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most people are married (44.1%) or have never been married (35.8%).
1.2% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +76.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bell Post Hill, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Bell Post Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20192/bell-post-hill/topic/demographics-identity