135 ▼ -69.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 436
- 2016: 152
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ben Lomond · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ben Lomond
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ben Lomond is far older than those in the state or national average, with an age of 47. This sparsely populated area is home to 135 people and features a surprisingly high proportion of children compared to the rest of the country.
135
▼ -69.0%
- 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 Ben Lomond — lower than 54% of areas.
| Ben Lomond | 135 |
|---|---|
| 2365, NSW | 3,762 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 135, which is smaller than about 52% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 47.
47 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Those aged 65 and over account for 17.8%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
17.8% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.7% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ben Lomond splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.5%, a figure well below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ben Lomond, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Ben Lomond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10286/ben-lomond/topic/demographics-identity