111,973 ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 91,801
- 2016: 99,885
- 2021: 111,973
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ballarat · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Ballarat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 20,000 new residents have joined Ballarat since 2011, with the population growing by 22% to reach 111,973 people. This growth is happening across a community where the typical resident is 38, a figure that matches both the state and national averages.
111,973
▲ +22.0%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ballarat is larger than about 79% of similar areas. Its total population grew by 22% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 20,172 people.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The local age profile is balanced, with children under 15 making up 18.8% of the population. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over now account for 18.9%, a figure that rose 3.8 percentage points since 2011 and is a little above the national figure.
18.9% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ballarat splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 12.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. About 1.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.9% ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ballarat splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2003/ballarat/topic/demographics-identity