1,911 ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,750
- 2016: 1,776
- 2021: 1,911
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Batehaven · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Batehaven
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Batehaven, where the typical resident is 54. This is far older than the national figure of 38, with nearly a third of the 1,911 residents now aged 65 or over.
1,911
▲ +9.2%
- 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 Batehaven — higher than 78% of areas.
| Batehaven | 1,911 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 1,911 people, the population is larger than about 80% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 31.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is reflected in the low number of children under 15, at just 11.7%.
31.5% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Batehaven splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Those in de facto relationships are also a little more common here than across Australia.
7.2% ▲ +99.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Batehaven, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Batehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10228/batehaven/topic/demographics-identity