5,536 ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,620
- 2016: 5,568
- 2021: 5,536
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bangor · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bangor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents aged 65 or over live in Bangor, making it an older community than the state and national averages. With a total population of 5,536, it is larger than about 91% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person across Australia.
5,536
▼ -1.5%
- 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 Bangor — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bangor | 5,536 |
|---|---|
| 2234, NSW | 30,648 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 5,536 people. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This older profile is balanced by a higher-than-average share of children under 15, who account for 19.4% of residents.
22.4% ▲ +85.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bangor splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 59.8% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 6.0%, which is well below the national figure. About 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the state average.
1.1% ▲ +147.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bangor, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next 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 Bangor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10178/bangor/topic/demographics-identity