140,652 ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 63% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 143,470
- 2016: 143,553
- 2021: 140,652
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.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Bounded Locality, where the typical person is 45. While the total population has shrunk slightly to 140,652 people, the area is now seeing a significant rise in the number of seniors.
140,652
▼ -2.0%
- 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 63% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | 140,652 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 4 years since 2011, while the overall population fell by 2,818 people over the same decade.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 6.7 points since 2011. Children under 15 account for 18.4%, which is about the same as across Australia.
22.0% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 84% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 73% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
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+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 14.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most other similar areas.
14.2% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 83% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 79% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 45%, followed by Never married (34%) 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/SOS32/bounded-locality/topic/demographics-identity