8,068 ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,495
- 2016: 7,961
- 2021: 8,068
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balgowlah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 1% of people in Balgowlah identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure. This large community of 8,068 people is generally older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 41.
8,068
▲ +7.6%
- 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 Balgowlah — higher than 87% of areas.
| Balgowlah | 8,068 |
|---|---|
| 2093, NSW | 23,555 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 8,068, Balgowlah is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical resident is 41, making them noticeably older than the Australian average of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +10.8%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This is balanced by a lower-than-usual share of seniors, with those aged 65 and over accounting for 16.6%.
16.6% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Balgowlah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 13.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is only 0.4%, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.4% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balgowlah, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10154/balgowlah/topic/demographics-identity