148,805 ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 64% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 152,095
- 2016: 148,561
- 2021: 148,805
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Demographics & Identity in Bounded Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 148,805 people in Bounded Locality are married. This is a notably older area where the typical resident is 47, far older than the national figure of 38.
148,805
▼ -2.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–28: 1 area
- 28–49: 1 area
- 49–85: 0 areas
- 85–149: 1 area
- 149–260: 1 area
- 260–453: 0 areas
- 453–789: 4 areas
- 789–1,376: 2 areas
- 1,376–2,399: 1 area
- 2,399–4,182: 3 areas
- 4,182–7,292: 0 areas
- 7,292–12,713: 3 areas
- 12,713–22,166: 1 area
- 22,166–38,647: 3 areas
- 38,647–67,381: 3 areas
- 67,381–117,481: 2 areas
- 117,481–204,831: 6 areas
- 204,831–357,126: 2 areas
- 357,126–622,657: 5 areas
- 622,657–1,085,615: 2 areas
- 1,085,615–1,892,791: 2 areas
- 1,892,791–3,300,120: 1 area
- 3,300,120–5,753,827: 3 areas
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — higher than 64% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | 148,805 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Bounded Locality shrank by 2.2% since 2011, losing about 3,290 people. It remains larger than about 67% of similar areas, though the typical resident has aged by 4 years over the last decade.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors live here, with those aged 65 and over making up 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with the trend of the older age group growing by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
23.6% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 91% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 62% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bounded Locality, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.7% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships rose to 12.9%, a little above the national average.
7.7% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 68% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bounded Locality, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS12/bounded-locality/topic/demographics-identity