25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 25
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bo Peep · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Only 25 people live in Bo Peep, making it a sparsely populated area. The community is mostly adults, with a striking absence of seniors and a very high number of couples in de facto relationships compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bo Peep — lower than 83% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little older than the typical person in Victoria and Australia.
25 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 12% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. There are no residents aged 65 and over, a figure far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Bo Peep, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 20.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the 11.5% national average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Bo Peep, Never married is the majority at 57%; Married is next at 43%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bo Peep [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20262/bo-peep/topic/demographics-identity