408 ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 451
- 2016: 330
- 2021: 408
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Bunga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Bunga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Lake Bunga, where the typical resident is 53. This creates a distinct age gap compared to the national figure of 38. The community consists of 408 people, with a very high proportion of seniors living here.
408
▼ -9.5%
- 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 Lake Bunga — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the Victoria and Australian average of 38. With 408 people, Lake Bunga is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 35.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This older profile is mirrored by a low number of children under 15, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
35.3% ▲ +64.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake Bunga, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 55.5%, while those in de facto relationships (14.1%) are a little more common here than in the rest of the country. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.7% of the population, which is about the same as the state figure.
0.7% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Bunga, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Lake Bunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21429/lake-bunga/topic/demographics-identity