5,652 ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,774
- 2016: 5,512
- 2021: 5,652
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bendigo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 5,600 people now live in Bendigo, making it larger than about 91% of similar areas. The community has grown older over time, with a typical resident now aged 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure.
5,652
▼ -2.1%
- 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 Bendigo — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has reached 5,652 people. This makes Bendigo larger than the vast majority of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +16.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has far fewer children under 15 than most places, at just 12.9%. This helps explain why the population is older, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 20.7% of the community, well above the Victorian average.
20.7% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bendigo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the population, which is a little above the state figure. De facto relationships are also slightly more common here than in the rest of Victoria, at 12.3%.
2.2% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (37%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/demographics-identity