City of Ballarat
Population and age structure map
The area with the greatest increase in persons aged 0 to 16 years between 2016 and 2036 in the City of Ballarat is Ballarat West Growth Area.
Knowing when and where to deliver age-based services is an essential part of local government planning. Mapping the distribution of selected age groups across the City of Ballarat provides the evidence-base for efficiently targeting and delivering these services. You can learn more about how places move through cycles of change which affect their age by visiting population and age structure.
| Population and age structure - persons aged 0 to 16 years | |||||||||
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| City of Ballarat | 2016 | 2036 | Change between 2016 and 2036 | ||||||
| Area | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |||
| City of Ballarat | 22,802 | 22.1 | 32,128 | 22.3 | +9,326 | +40.9 | 10 | 21010 | 0 to 16 |
| Alfredton | 2,479 | 26.4 | 3,631 | 24.8 | +1,152 | +46.5 | 100 | 210100 | 0 to 16 |
| Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington | 1,920 | 19.8 | 1,838 | 18.1 | -82 | -4.3 | 110 | 210110 | 0 to 16 |
| Ballarat East - Eureka - Warrenheip | 1,006 | 18.0 | 1,158 | 18.4 | +152 | +15.1 | 120 | 210120 | 0 to 16 |
| Ballarat North - Invermay Park | 1,233 | 21.2 | 1,260 | 20.7 | +27 | +2.2 | 130 | 210130 | 0 to 16 |
| Bonshaw - Smythes Creek | 115 | 23.3 | 1,510 | 29.9 | +1,395 | +1,213.1 | 140 | 210140 | 0 to 16 |
| Buninyong - Rural South | 1,214 | 26.3 | 1,151 | 23.0 | -63 | -5.2 | 150 | 210150 | 0 to 16 |
| Cardigan - Lucas - Bunkers Hill | 594 | 28.4 | 2,824 | 26.6 | +2,230 | +375.5 | 160 | 210160 | 0 to 16 |
| Delacombe | 1,520 | 23.8 | 3,917 | 26.0 | +2,397 | +157.7 | 170 | 210170 | 0 to 16 |
| Golden Point - Mount Pleasant - Canadian | 1,628 | 20.3 | 2,033 | 20.7 | +405 | +24.9 | 180 | 210180 | 0 to 16 |
| Lake Wendouree (North) - Lake Gardens | 484 | 19.1 | 505 | 18.7 | +21 | +4.4 | 190 | 210190 | 0 to 16 |
| Miners Rest - Mitchell Park | 1,334 | 30.0 | 1,575 | 25.6 | +241 | +18.1 | 200 | 210200 | 0 to 16 |
| Mount Clear - Mount Helen | 1,441 | 22.3 | 1,791 | 21.0 | +350 | +24.3 | 210 | 210210 | 0 to 16 |
| Rural East | 676 | 27.6 | 947 | 24.0 | +270 | +40.0 | 220 | 210220 | 0 to 16 |
| Rural West | 545 | 25.0 | 429 | 18.6 | -116 | -21.3 | 230 | 210230 | 0 to 16 |
| Sebastopol - Redan | 2,586 | 19.6 | 3,207 | 19.5 | +622 | +24.0 | 240 | 210240 | 0 to 16 |
| Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West) | 1,990 | 21.1 | 1,972 | 19.8 | -18 | -0.9 | 250 | 210250 | 0 to 16 |
| Wendouree | 2,037 | 19.2 | 2,378 | 20.9 | +341 | +16.7 | 260 | 210260 | 0 to 16 |
| Ballarat West Growth Area | 4,708 | 25.6 | 11,883 | 26.2 | +7,175 | +152.4 | 500 | 210500 | 0 to 16 |
Population and household forecasts, 2016 to 2036, prepared by .id (opens a new window), the population experts, November 2017.