3,546 ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,268
- 2016: 3,342
- 2021: 3,546
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balgowlah Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balgowlah Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A larger population than 86% of similar areas makes Balgowlah Heights a significant local hub. The typical resident is 43, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. It is a place where families are common, with a high number of children compared to the rest of the country.
3,546
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
| Balgowlah Heights | 3,546 |
|---|---|
| 2093, NSW | 23,555 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Balgowlah Heights has 3,546 residents. The typical age is 43, which is noticeably older than the state average of 39 and the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 24% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the older typical age, as 32.7% of residents are older adults aged 45 to 64, while those 65 and over are a little below the state figure at 14.8%.
14.8% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Balgowlah Heights, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here at 63.8%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most areas at 6%. Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.2% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balgowlah Heights, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Balgowlah Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10155/balgowlah-heights/topic/demographics-identity