4,497 ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,229
- 2016: 4,416
- 2021: 4,497
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Basin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Basin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little older than the national figure is the typical resident in The Basin, where the usual age is 40. This area is larger than about 89% of similar places, with a population of 4,497 people. It has a balanced mix of ages, with a slightly higher proportion of children than most areas.
4,497
▲ +6.3%
- 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 The Basin — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 4,497, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the state and national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are at 17.1%, about the same as the state and national levels.
17.1% ▲ +91.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →The Basin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.0% of the community, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.9% of the population, slightly below the Australian average.
0.9% ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In The Basin, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 The Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22496/the-basin/topic/demographics-identity