2,528 ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,512
- 2016: 5,001
- 2021: 2,528
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balnarring - Balnarring Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Balnarring - Balnarring Beach, where the typical resident is now 48. This shift is striking, as the typical age has jumped by 13 years since 2011. While there are still many children, the area is increasingly home to seniors.
2,528
▼ -28.0%
- 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 Balnarring - Balnarring Beach — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,528, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. However, this number shrank by 28% since 2011, with the area losing about 984 people.
48 yrs ▲ +37.1%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 26.9% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. While children under 15 are a little above the national average at 19.7%, their share of the population fell by 6 percentage points since 2011.
26.9% ▲ +144.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Balnarring - Balnarring Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 58% of the population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.5% of the community, which is among the lowest at this level and barely changed since 2011.
0.5% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balnarring - Balnarring Beach, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Balnarring - Balnarring Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215007/balnarring-balnarring-beach/topic/demographics-identity