59,508 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 51% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 66,666
- 2016: 65,334
- 2021: 59,508
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.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Bounded Locality than in most similar areas. The population has aged over the last decade, with the typical resident now 42 years old. While the area is home to 59,508 people, its total population shrank by 11% between 2011 and 2021.
59,508
▼ -10.7%
- 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 51% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | 59,508 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 4 years since 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Older than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.4% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. This group grew by 6.5 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell to 19.0%.
20.4% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 70% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 79% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bounded Locality splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 18.4% 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 similar areas.
18.4% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 87% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 85% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
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/SOS52/bounded-locality/topic/demographics-identity