Bamarang · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Bamarang

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Bamarang is 53, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has only 35 people and a population structure skewed heavily toward older adults.

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📍 Bamarang, Suburb / Locality

Where Bamarang sits — Total population

35
  • 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 Bamarang — lower than 79% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Bamarang35
2540 crosses NSW/OT 48,267
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age of 53 is much higher than most similar areas and far older than the New South Wales average of 39. Only 35 people live here, which is smaller than about 78% of areas at this level.

35

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29
  • 2021: 35

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

53 yrs

Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47 yrs
  • 2021: 53 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 14.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over account for 17.1%, a result about the same as New South Wales.

17.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.3%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Bamarang, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (19%) and Children (0–14) (16%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales average of 3.4%. There are also no people in de facto relationships here, a figure far below the national average of 11.5%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Bamarang, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 5 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 5 females

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 Bamarang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10170/bamarang/topic/demographics-identity