82 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 84
- 2021: 82
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blowhard · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blowhard
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Blowhard is 56 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. With a small population of just 82 people, it is a sparsely populated area where older adults and seniors make up the vast majority of the community.
82
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- 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 Blowhard — lower than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 82 residents. The typical age here is 56, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 12.2%.
22.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blowhard, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.6%. This is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%, while 54.7% of residents are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blowhard, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Blowhard
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Blowhard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20261/blowhard/topic/demographics-identity