1,290 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,238
- 2016: 1,251
- 2021: 1,290
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blind Bight · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blind Bight
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,290 people in Blind Bight are married, making it a community with a strong family focus. The area is larger than about 76% of similar places and has a population that is slightly older than the national figure. It is characterized by a high number of children and a notable proportion of couples in de facto relationships.
1,290
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Blind Bight — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,290 people. The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little older than the typical person in Victoria and Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This is a younger profile than most similar areas, as people aged 65 and over are a little below the national average at 16.1%.
16.1% ▲ +88.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blind Bight splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national figure at 15.2%, while 49.1% of residents are married. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.8% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.8% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blind Bight, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Blind Bight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20260/blind-bight/topic/demographics-identity