Ballidu · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Ballidu

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

More than half of the 58 people living in Ballidu are seniors, making it a far older community than most of the country. The typical resident is 65, which is 27 years older than the national figure. This creates a unique demographic where older adults dominate the population.

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Where Ballidu sits — Total population

58
  • 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 Ballidu — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Ballidu58
6606, WA 133
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Ballidu is a small community of 58 people, which is smaller than about 69% of similar areas.

58

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 66
  • 2021: 58

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

65 yrs

Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53 yrs
  • 2021: 65 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15 living here, while seniors make up 58.6% of the population. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 16.1%.

58.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.9%
  • 2021: 58.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Ballidu, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 29%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. There are also no people in de facto relationships, far below the 11.5% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Ballidu splits fairly evenly between Married (29%) and Never married (29%), with Divorced at 29%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 8 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 7 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 6 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Ballidu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50063/ballidu/topic/demographics-identity