797 ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 781
- 2016: 834
- 2021: 797
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bicheno · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bicheno
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bicheno is far older than most people across Australia. This older age profile is the defining feature of the area, with the population growing slightly to 797 people since 2011.
797
▲ +2.0%
- 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 Bicheno — lower than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38 and has risen by two years since 2011.
53 yrs ▲ +3.9%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 28.1% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 10.7%.
28.1% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bicheno splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.2% of the population, a figure that has risen since 2011.
4.1% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bicheno, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Bicheno [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621002/bicheno/topic/demographics-identity