367 ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 369
- 2016: 254
- 2021: 367
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bingil Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bingil Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bingil Bay is 51, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. The population has remained steady at 367 people since 2011, though the community is now significantly older than it was a decade ago.
367
▼ -0.5%
- 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 Bingil Bay — lower than 77% of areas.
| Bingil Bay | 367 |
|---|---|
| 4852, QLD | 4,055 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 367, which is smaller than about 76% of similar areas. The typical age has climbed by 10 years since 2011, reaching 51 years.
51 yrs ▲ +24.4%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 36.2%. While children under 15 account for 19.3%, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over has risen to 19.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
19.3% ▲ +42.0%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bingil Bay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.8% of the population, well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also very common here at 20%, which is well above the state and national levels.
6.8% ▲ +179.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bingil Bay splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 17%.
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 Bingil Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322015/bingil-bay/topic/demographics-identity