8,951 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,486
- 2016: 8,355
- 2021: 8,951
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Berkeley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Berkeley Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Berkeley Vale, where the typical resident is just 36. With nearly 9,000 people, it is one of the largest neighbourhoods of its kind in the region, marked by a high number of children and a strong presence of First Nations people.
8,951
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Berkeley Vale — higher than 87% of areas.
| Berkeley Vale | 8,951 |
|---|---|
| 2261, NSW | 55,129 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. This makes Berkeley Vale much younger than most similar areas.
36 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 21.2% of the population, a figure a little above the national average of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
16.7% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Berkeley Vale splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
First Nations people make up 5.6% of the community, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 3.2%. There are also more people in de facto relationships here than in most other areas, at 15.3% compared to 11.5% nationally.
5.6% ▲ +81.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Berkeley Vale, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Berkeley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10304/berkeley-vale/topic/demographics-identity