141 ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 333
- 2016: 120
- 2021: 141
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bannister · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 141 people in Bannister are married. This is a small community with a very old population, as the typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bannister — lower than 53% of areas.
| Bannister | 141 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 31,629 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Bannister is a small area with 141 residents. The typical person here is 52, making the area far older than both New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
141 ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The community has a high number of both children and seniors, with people aged 65 and over making up 27% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are also well above average at 23.4%.
27.0% ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.4% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Bannister splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a result well below the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.1% ▲ +95.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Bannister, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bannister [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10184/bannister/topic/demographics-identity