4,281 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,999
- 2016: 4,097
- 2021: 4,281
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bexley North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bexley North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents in Bexley North are seniors, a figure well above the national average. This is a larger community of 4,281 people where the typical resident is 42 years old, making the population noticeably older than both the state and the rest of Australia.
4,281
▲ +7.1%
- 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 Bexley North — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bexley North | 4,281 |
|---|---|
| 2207, NSW | 28,382 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bexley North is larger than about 88% of similar areas, with a total population of 4,281 people.
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.
The area has a high proportion of seniors, with 20.8% aged 65 and over, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 17.6% of the population, which is about the same as the national average.
20.8% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bexley North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents (51.1%) are married, while those in de facto relationships make up only 5.7%, a figure well below the Australian average of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 1.3% of the population, which is a little below the state average.
1.3% ▲ +77.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bexley North, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Bexley North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10334/bexley-north/topic/demographics-identity