32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bungal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bungal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Bungal is a sparsely populated place where the typical resident is 52. This age gap is stark, as the local typical age is 14 years higher than the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
32
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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 Bungal — lower than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 32 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 79% of similar places.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors, who make up 68.7% of the total. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is just 9.4%, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
28.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bungal, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Children (0–14) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.7%. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national 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.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bungal, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Bungal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20402/bungal/topic/demographics-identity