329 ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 210
- 2016: 290
- 2021: 329
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Binalong Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Binalong Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Binalong Bay is 20 years older than the Australian average. This is a small community of 329 people where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the population. The area is far older than both the state and national averages.
329
▲ +56.7%
- 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 Binalong Bay — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 58, which is among the highest ages for similar areas and far older than the Tasmanian average of 42.
58 yrs ▲ +1.8%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 32.8% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 8.8%, which is well below most other areas.
32.8% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Binalong Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure a little above the national average. People in de facto relationships make up 15.3% of the community, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
4.6% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Binalong Bay, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Binalong Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60045/binalong-bay/topic/demographics-identity