84 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 81
- 2021: 84
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bochara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bochara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 84 people living in Bochara are older adults aged between 45 and 64. This creates a population that is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 47 years.
84
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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 Bochara — lower than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, making it smaller than about 62% of similar areas. The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the Victorian and national typical age of 38.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 21.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 15.5%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
15.5% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bochara, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 15.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result that is well below the Australian average.
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.
15.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bochara, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Bochara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20264/bochara/topic/demographics-identity