135 ▼ -76.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 572
- 2016: 117
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Big Springs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Big Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Big Springs, where the typical person is 49. This sparsely populated area is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
135
▼ -76.4%
- 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 Big Springs — lower than 54% of areas.
| Big Springs | 135 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 61,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 135 people. The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +19.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.1% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 13.3%.
28.1% ▲ +130.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Big Springs, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 60.6% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.7%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Big Springs, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Big Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10344/big-springs/topic/demographics-identity