1,231 ▼ -63.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,387
- 2016: 1,203
- 2021: 1,231
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blind Bight · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Blind Bight
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population drop of 64% since 2011 is the most striking change for Blind Bight, which now has 1,231 residents. The area remains relatively young, with a typical resident aged 38, matching the state and national figures.
1,231
▼ -63.7%
- 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 Blind Bight — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk significantly since 2011, losing about 2,156 people. Despite this, Blind Bight is still larger than about 63% of similar areas.
38 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
13.9% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blind Bight splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 0.8%, which is among the lowest for this level of area.
0.8% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blind Bight, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) 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 Blind Bight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215014/blind-bight/topic/demographics-identity