151 ▼ -66.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 444
- 2016: 162
- 2021: 151
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Breamlea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Breamlea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Breamlea, where the typical resident is 56. This small community of 151 people is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors, who make up nearly half of the total population.
151
▼ -66.0%
- 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 Breamlea — lower than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. Breamlea's total population is larger than about half of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +12.0%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 57 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 45% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward an older demographic is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.6% of residents.
45.0% ▲ +146.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Breamlea, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%. Around 50.8% of the population are married, while no residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Breamlea, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (27%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Breamlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20327/breamlea/topic/demographics-identity