10,230 ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,175
- 2016: 9,069
- 2021: 10,230
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bass Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bass Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger people live in Bass Hill than in the rest of New South Wales, with the typical resident being just 34. This is one of the largest areas of its kind, home to 10,230 people.
10,230
▲ +25.1%
- 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 Bass Hill — higher than 87% of areas.
| Bass Hill | 10,230 |
|---|---|
| 2197, NSW | 10,121 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 34, which is noticeably younger than both the national figure of 38 and the state average of 39.
34 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 23.7% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This explains why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15.0%.
15.0% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.7% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bass Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common status at 48.2%, while those in de facto relationships make up 4.2%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Only 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the state average.
0.6% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.2% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bass Hill, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Bass Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10224/bass-hill/topic/demographics-identity