180 ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 189
- 2016: 171
- 2021: 180
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bergalia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bergalia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Bergalia than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 51, making the community far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is reflected in a population where over a quarter of residents are aged 45 or more.
180
▼ -4.8%
- 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 Bergalia — higher than 51% of areas.
| Bergalia | 180 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | 12,981 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bergalia has 180 residents, which is larger than about 53% of similar areas. The typical resident is 51, far older than the typical person in New South Wales who is 39.
51 yrs ▼ -3.8%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15.0% of the area, a rate well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
22.8% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bergalia, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.0% compared to the 11.5% national figure. Additionally, 4.4% of the population is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Australian average of 3.2%.
4.4% ▲ +108.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +62.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bergalia, Married is the majority at 63%; 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 Bergalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10302/bergalia/topic/demographics-identity