8,757 ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,799
- 2016: 9,049
- 2021: 8,757
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Berala · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Berala
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much lower rates of de facto relationships set Berala apart from the rest of the state. This large community of 8,757 people is slightly younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged 37.
8,757
▼ -0.5%
- 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 Berala — higher than 87% of areas.
| Berala | 8,757 |
|---|---|
| 2141, NSW | 32,425 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Berala is one of the largest areas of its kind, and its typical resident is 37 years old. This is a little younger than the typical person in New South Wales and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +12.1%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is dominated by those aged 25 to 44, who make up 30.9% of residents. Both children and seniors are less common here than in most other areas, with those 65 and over sitting well below the state figure.
14.5% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Berala splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales average. While half the population is married, de facto relationships are very uncommon at just 3.7%, a figure well below the national average.
0.3% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.7% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Berala, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Berala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10299/berala/topic/demographics-identity