19,876 ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21,203
- 2016: 20,217
- 2021: 19,876
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broken Hill and Far West · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Broken Hill and Far West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 40% of people in Broken Hill and Far West have never been married. This region is noticeably older than the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged 44 and a population that has shrunk by 6.3% since 2011.
19,876
▼ -6.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Broken Hill and Far West — lower than 86% of areas.
| Broken Hill and Far West | 19,876 |
|---|---|
| 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 typical resident here is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The total population stands at 19,876 and has fallen since 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 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 22.8% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This group has grown by 3.9 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 17.2%.
22.8% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broken Hill and Far West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.1% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 13.7%.
12.1% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Broken Hill and Far West splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Broken Hill and Far West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10502/broken-hill-and-far-west/topic/demographics-identity