5,286 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,104
- 2016: 5,264
- 2021: 5,286
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Berowra Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Berowra Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more children under 15 live in Berowra Heights than in most other similar areas. This family-heavy profile helps explain why the 5,286 residents here are typically older than the national average. The area is larger than about 90% of similar places.
5,286
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Berowra Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
| Berowra Heights | 5,286 |
|---|---|
| 2082, NSW | 5,458 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over account for 17.0%, a figure about the same as across the state and country.
17.0% ▲ +58.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Berowra Heights, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriages are common here, with 58.8% of people married, while de facto relationships are much less common at 7.6%. Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.7% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Berowra Heights, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Berowra Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10309/berowra-heights/topic/demographics-identity