6,178 ▼ -33.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9,328
- 2016: 9,298
- 2021: 6,178
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bannockburn · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bannockburn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bannockburn is 35, making the area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. This shift is part of a broader change, as the typical age has dropped by 10 years since 2011. The population now totals 6,178 people.
6,178
▼ -33.8%
- 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 Bannockburn — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bannockburn is larger than about 89% of similar areas, although the total population shrank by 34% since 2011. The typical person here is 35, which is much lower than most other areas.
35 yrs ▼ -22.2%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 25.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. This helps explain why the area is so young, while the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas at 14.3%.
14.3% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bannockburn splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Most people are married at 55.1%, while those in de facto relationships rose to 13.5% since 2011.
1.4% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +53.0%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bannockburn, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Bannockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214002/bannockburn/topic/demographics-identity