1,270 ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,421
- 2016: 1,313
- 2021: 1,270
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Batlow · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Batlow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Batlow, where the typical person is 49. This aging trend is reflected in the high number of seniors living in the community.
1,270
▼ -10.6%
- 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 Batlow — higher than 74% of areas.
| Batlow | 1,270 |
|---|---|
| 2730, NSW | 1,335 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,270 people, making it larger than about 76% of similar areas. The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 26.5% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.9%, which is slightly below the New South Wales figure.
26.5% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Batlow splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A higher proportion of people are in de facto relationships here compared to most areas, at 16.5%. Additionally, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the national average.
4.6% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Batlow, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Batlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10232/batlow/topic/demographics-identity