39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34
- 2021: 39
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Berrigal · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
One third of the population are children, making Berrigal a very young place by comparison to the rest of the country. With only 39 residents, it is a sparsely populated area where families are common but the typical resident is 41 years old.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Berrigal — lower than 77% of areas.
| Berrigal | 39 |
|---|---|
| 2390, NSW | 8,540 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 39 people living here. The typical resident is 41, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 33.3% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors are much less common here, at just 7.7% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
7.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
33.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Berrigal splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales average of 3.4%. Most people are married, while those in de facto relationships are far below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Berrigal, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Berrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10316/berrigal/topic/demographics-identity