5,547 ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5,865
- 2016: 5,955
- 2021: 5,547
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bland · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Bland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of seniors live in Bland than in the rest of the state, with 22.9% of residents aged 65 or over. This is a noticeably older population where the typical resident is now 43, reflecting a general trend of ageing since 2011.
5,547
▼ -5.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bland — lower than 65% of areas.
| Bland | 5,547 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of Bland is 5,547, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. Since 2011, the population shrank by 5.4%, losing around 318 people.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Older than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up a large part of the community, with a share that is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While children under 15 are also a little more common here than across Australia, their share of the population fell by 2.4 points since 2011.
22.9% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bland splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.6% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most people are married (50.5%), while those in de facto relationships account for 11.2%, a figure about the same as the national average.
6.6% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bland, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Bland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10800/bland/topic/demographics-identity