113 ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 176
- 2016: 98
- 2021: 113
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bessiebelle · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bessiebelle
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of seniors than the state or national average defines the population of Bessiebelle. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 42, making it noticeably older than most of Australia. While it remains a small community of 113 people, it sees a strong presence of both older residents and young children.
113
▼ -35.8%
- 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 Bessiebelle — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bessiebelle is a small community of 113 people. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▼ -4.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 51 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 make up 24.8% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This older profile is balanced by a relatively high number of children under 15, who make up 19.5% of the area.
24.8% ▲ +145.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bessiebelle splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (52.9%) or have never married (35.3%). The proportion of people in de facto relationships is 11.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bessiebelle, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bessiebelle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20225/bessiebelle/topic/demographics-identity