109 ▼ -68.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 348
- 2016: 115
- 2021: 109
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bendoc · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bendoc
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bendoc is 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 109 people has a demographic profile that stands out for its high number of seniors and a very small population of children.
109
▼ -68.7%
- 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 Bendoc — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 61 is among the highest for similar areas, making Bendoc far older than both Victoria and Australia.
61 yrs ▲ +27.1%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older community where 38.5% of people are aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up only 6.4% of the population, which is far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
38.5% ▲ +116.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.4% ▼ -67.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bendoc splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (38%) and Older adults (45–64) (37%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 17.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a rate well below the 3.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bendoc, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (21%) 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 Bendoc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20209/bendoc/topic/demographics-identity