154 ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 254
- 2016: 132
- 2021: 154
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boundary Bend · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boundary Bend
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fifteen years older than the national average, Boundary Bend is a community with a strikingly mature population. The typical resident is 53, and a large proportion of the 154 people living here are seniors.
154
▼ -39.4%
- 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 Boundary Bend — lower than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 53, which is far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +39.5%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older area where 26.6% of residents are aged 65 or over, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is mirrored by the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.9% of the population.
26.6% ▲ +126.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boundary Bend, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationship patterns here differ from the state norm, with 19.6% of people in a de facto relationship, which is well above the 11.2% seen across Victoria. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.6% ▲ +88.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boundary Bend, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Boundary Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20308/boundary-bend/topic/demographics-identity