2,707 ▲ +74.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,549
- 2016: 1,965
- 2021: 2,707
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bunyip · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bunyip
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Rapid growth has shaped Bunyip, where the population surged by 75% between 2011 and 2021 to reach 2,707 people. This expansion is driven by a young community, with children under 15 making up nearly 23% of the residents. The area is notably younger than most similar places.
2,707
▲ +74.8%
- 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 Bunyip — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 1,158 people since 2011, making Bunyip larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure and one year younger than it was in 2011.
37 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 22.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. While seniors aged 65 and over rose to 17.5% since 2011, this is still lower than most similar areas.
17.5% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.8% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bunyip splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14% of the area, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents account for 0.8% of the population, among the lowest for this level.
0.8% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bunyip, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Bunyip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215017/bunyip/topic/demographics-identity