808 ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 527
- 2016: 739
- 2021: 808
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bodalla · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bodalla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than average defines daily life in Bodalla, where the typical resident is 53 years old. With nearly 30% of people aged 65 or over, the area is much older than both the state and national figures.
808
▲ +53.3%
- 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 Bodalla — higher than 72% of areas.
| Bodalla | 808 |
|---|---|
| 2545, NSW | 1,117 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bodalla has 808 residents, making it larger than about 72% of similar areas. The typical person here is 53, which is 15 years older than the national figure.
53 yrs ▲ +10.4%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 29.3% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This is consistent with a much lower proportion of children under 15, who make up only 12.4% of the area.
29.3% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bodalla splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.0% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Additionally, 14.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate higher than most other areas.
8.0% ▼ -45.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bodalla, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Bodalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10433/bodalla/topic/demographics-identity