486 ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 680
- 2016: 456
- 2021: 486
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Berrambool · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 40% of people in Berrambool are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. It is a notably older community where the typical resident is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Berrambool — higher than 64% of areas.
| Berrambool | 486 |
|---|---|
| 2548, NSW | 8,419 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 486 people, which is larger than about 67% of similar areas.
486 ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.0% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is older than most, while children under 15 are slightly fewer than the state average at 15.8%.
23.0% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Berrambool splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 15.6%. Additionally, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 3.9%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.9% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +69.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Berrambool splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Berrambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10311/berrambool/topic/demographics-identity