173 ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 249
- 2016: 149
- 2021: 173
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Benambra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Benambra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Benambra is 59 years old, making this area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 173 people, with a population skewed heavily toward seniors.
173
▼ -30.5%
- 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 Benambra — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of a resident is 59, which is among the highest for similar areas and 21 years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
59 yrs ▲ +18.0%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 34.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This explains why children under 15 are much less common here at 9.2%, which is well below the state and national figures.
34.1% ▲ +89.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -48.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Benambra splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Those in de facto relationships are also much less common here at 7.4% compared to the national figure of 11.5%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▲ +293.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Benambra, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (23%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Benambra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20205/benambra/topic/demographics-identity