972 ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 749
- 2016: 851
- 2021: 972
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Black Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Black Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Black Head is 65 years old, which is 27 years older than the Australian average. This small community of 972 people is far older than most other areas, with more than half the population being seniors.
972
▲ +29.8%
- 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 Black Head — higher than 73% of areas.
| Black Head | 972 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 972 is larger than about 74% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
65 yrs ▲ +30.0%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 63 yrs
- 2021: 65 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 51.4% of the area, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at only 9.3%.
51.4% ▲ +79.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.3% ▼ -48.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Black Head, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.7% of the population, which is higher than in most areas. Those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in the rest of the country.
3.7% ▲ +209.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Black Head, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 17%.
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 Black Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10383/black-head/topic/demographics-identity