21,692 ▼ -52.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45,624
- 2016: 33,444
- 2021: 21,692
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bacchus Marsh · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bacchus Marsh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 46% of residents in Bacchus Marsh are married, making it the most common relationship status for the area. The town has a relatively young feel, with a typical resident aged 37 and a higher-than-average number of children. While the population is younger than most similar areas, the number of seniors has grown notably over the last decade.
21,692
▼ -52.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bacchus Marsh — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bacchus Marsh is among the largest areas of its kind with 21,692 people, though this total shrank by 52% since 2011. The typical resident is now 37, which is five years older than in 2011.
37 yrs ▲ +15.6%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose by 7.6 points since 2011 to reach 16.4%.
16.4% ▲ +86.2%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bacchus Marsh, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.4%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.7% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
1.7% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bacchus Marsh, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212001/bacchus-marsh/topic/demographics-identity