662 ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 504
- 2016: 451
- 2021: 662
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bobs Farm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bobs Farm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bobs Farm is 57, making this area far older than the New South Wales average. With a population of 662 people, the community is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors and very few children.
662
▲ +31.3%
- 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 Bobs Farm — higher than 69% of areas.
| Bobs Farm | 662 |
|---|---|
| 2316, NSW | 6,577 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Bobs Farm is larger than about 70% of similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +35.7%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 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 37.2% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 11.0%.
37.2% ▲ +146.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bobs Farm, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the population is married, while 10.2% are in de facto relationships, a figure slightly below the national average. About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.7% ▲ +127.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bobs Farm, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Bobs Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10428/bobs-farm/topic/demographics-identity