303 ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 238
- 2016: 294
- 2021: 303
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bena is 51 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging profile is a defining feature of the area, where seniors make up a quarter of the population. The community consists of 303 people.
303
▲ +27.3%
- 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 Bena — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 51, which is far older than the Victoria and Australia average of 38. This makes Bena's population much older than most similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
One in four residents is aged 65 or over, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15.2% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure.
25.1% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bena, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 61.5% of the community. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 11.5%.
1.0% ▼ -61.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bena, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Bena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20203/bena/topic/demographics-identity