137 ▼ -66.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 414
- 2016: 164
- 2021: 137
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bethungra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bethungra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bethungra is 57, making this area far older than most of the country. The population is small, with just 137 people living across the region. This aging trend is a defining feature of daily life here, with very few children and a high proportion of seniors.
137
▼ -66.9%
- 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 Bethungra — lower than 54% of areas.
| Bethungra | 137 |
|---|---|
| 2590, NSW | 7,153 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The 137 people living here are far older than those in the state or nation, with a typical age of 57.
57 yrs ▲ +26.7%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Bethungra is an older community where seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.9% of the population, well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 7.3%, which is far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
21.9% ▲ +93.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.3% ▼ -61.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bethungra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the national figure. Most people are married (52.8%), while those in de facto relationships make up 8.0%, which is well below the national average.
4.4% ▲ +203.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bethungra, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Bethungra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10327/bethungra/topic/demographics-identity