Bocobra · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Bocobra

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Nearly half of the 60 people living in Bocobra are older adults aged 45 to 64. This makes the area far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 50. It is a sparsely populated area where almost half of the residents are married.

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Where Bocobra sits — Total population

60
  • 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 Bocobra — lower than 69% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Bocobra60
2865, NSW 927
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Bocobra is a small community of 60 people. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales by 11 years.

60

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54
  • 2021: 60

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

50 yrs

Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53 yrs
  • 2021: 50 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

While children under 15 make up 18.3% of the population—about the same as the national figure—seniors aged 65 and over are a little more common here than in the rest of the state.

20.0%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

18.3%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Bocobra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (19%) and Children (0–14) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales average. People in de facto relationships make up only 6.7% of the population, a figure much lower than most similar areas.

6.7%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Bocobra, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (21%) and Separated (13%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 6 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 8 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 7 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Bocobra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10432/bocobra/topic/demographics-identity