19 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14
- 2021: 19
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Backwater · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Backwater
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Backwater is 64 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This sparsely populated place has a total of just 19 people.
19
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Backwater — lower than 86% of areas.
| Backwater | 19 |
|---|---|
| 2365, NSW | 3,762 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical age of 64, residents here are far older than those in New South Wales and Australia. The total population is small, with only 19 people living in the area.
64 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Seniors (65+) at 53%, ahead of Older adults (45–64) (26%).
Age structure
View on map →In Backwater, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 56%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 39%, ahead of Never married (39%).
Marital status
View on map →Backwater splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 26%.
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 Backwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10132/backwater/topic/demographics-identity