247 ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 406
- 2016: 465
- 2021: 247
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Binalong Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Binalong Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 60 marks Binalong Bay as far older than the rest of Tasmania and Australia. The population has aged rapidly, with the usual age climbing 25 years since 2011. This shift is reflected in a shrinking community that has lost about 159 people over the last decade.
247
▼ -39.2%
- 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 Binalong Bay — lower than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population now totals 247 people, which is smaller than about 90% of similar areas. This represents a 39% drop in the number of residents since 2011.
60 yrs ▲ +71.4%
Older than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 36% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This high proportion of older residents helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the state and national averages.
36.0% ▲ +207.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -54.2%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Binalong Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average. De facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas, at 14.7%.
4.9% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Binalong Bay, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Binalong Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622001/binalong-bay/topic/demographics-identity