11,219 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,868
- 2016: 10,873
- 2021: 11,219
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bulleen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bulleen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bulleen is noticeably older than the average person across Victoria and Australia. This suburb is home to 11,219 people, with a population structure that leans heavily toward older adults and seniors.
11,219
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Bulleen — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident here is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38 years.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Bulleen has a high proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 24.0% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.4%.
24.0% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bulleen splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of the population is married, though the number of people in de facto relationships is 6.2%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.3% of the population.
0.3% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% ▲ +57.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bulleen, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Bulleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20386/bulleen/topic/demographics-identity