268 ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 296
- 2016: 245
- 2021: 268
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bigga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bigga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bigga is 57 years old, making the area far older than the New South Wales and Australian averages. This small community of 268 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a notably small number of children.
268
▼ -9.5%
- 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 Bigga — higher than 58% of areas.
| Bigga | 268 |
|---|---|
| 2583, NSW | 4,604 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 268 people, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the state and nation, with a typical age of 57.
57 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 30.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state figure at just 13.1%.
30.6% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.1% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bigga splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (55.8%), while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 6.8%. About 3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.0% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bigga, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Bigga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10345/bigga/topic/demographics-identity