17,588 ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18,517
- 2016: 17,708
- 2021: 17,588
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broken Hill · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Broken Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents and a strong Indigenous community shape the daily life of Broken Hill, where the typical person is 44. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The population has shrank by about 929 people since 2011, leaving a community that is now more aged than it was a decade ago.
17,588
▼ -5.0%
- 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 Broken Hill — higher than 58% of areas.
| Broken Hill | 17,588 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Broken Hill has a total population of 17,588, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical age of residents is 44, which is noticeably older than both the state and national figures.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
23.2% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.0% of the population, well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, accounting for 13.6% of residents.
10.0% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11250/broken-hill/topic/demographics-identity