658 ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 777
- 2016: 602
- 2021: 658
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Binnaway · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Binnaway
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Binnaway, where the typical resident is 54. This community of 658 people is marked by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
658
▼ -15.3%
- 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 Binnaway — higher than 69% of areas.
| Binnaway | 658 |
|---|---|
| 2395, NSW | 725 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, making Binnaway far older than the New South Wales average of 39. Its total population of 658 is larger than about 70% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 31.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than the rest of Australia.
31.8% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Binnaway splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.4% of the population, well above the 3.2% national average. Additionally, the proportion of people in de facto relationships is much higher than in most other areas.
7.4% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +102.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Binnaway, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Binnaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10371/binnaway/topic/demographics-identity