2,246 ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,153
- 2016: 2,092
- 2021: 2,246
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Bendigo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines East Bendigo, where the typical resident is 45 years old. This is seven years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. The area has grown to 2,246 people, making it larger than about 81% of similar areas.
2,246
▲ +4.3%
- 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 East Bendigo — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia. The total population is 2,246 people.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 12.8%.
24.9% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East Bendigo splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 12.9%, a little above the national figure.
1.7% ▲ +73.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →East Bendigo splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 East Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20828/east-bendigo/topic/demographics-identity