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Bet Bet, VIC

Bet Bet had a population of 135 at the 2021 Census (+4.7% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $860. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bet Bet at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bet Bet's population grew by 4.7% to 135, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the VIC average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 16.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.6%.

17.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 54.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 46 households.

The median household earns $860 a week, below the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $228 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,083 a month.

4.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 3.3% use a language other than English at home. 57.7% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bet Bet beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureBet BetVICAustralia
Population1356,503,49125,422,788
Growth since 2016+4.7%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age48.038.038.0
Households462,390,2329,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting17.4%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright54.3%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$860$1,759$1,746
Median rent a week$228$370$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,083$1,859$1,863
Born overseas4.5%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home3.3%29.1%23.6%
No religion57.7%42.1%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+4.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1312011
  2. 1292016
  3. 1352021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 38.0 for Victoria.

Bet Bet Victoria
Share of people by age, Bet Bet and Victoria
0–916.3%
10–198.9%
20–293.7%
30–3910.4%
40–497.4%
50–5920.7%
60–6913.3%
70–794.4%
80+5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bet Bet at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English60.2%
  2. Australian43.4%
  3. Irish20.4%
  4. Scottish11.5%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German3.4%

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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