74 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79
- 2021: 74
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bodangora · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Bodangora, where the typical resident is 52. This sparsely populated area is home to just 74 people, with a small number of children and a high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bodangora — lower than 66% of areas.
| Bodangora | 74 |
|---|---|
| 2820, NSW | 7,378 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With a total population of only 74, it is smaller than about 64% of similar areas.
74 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 10.8% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, with 27% of residents aged 65 and over.
27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Bodangora splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 17.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (51.5%), while 11.1% are in a de facto relationship, about the same as the state average.
17.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Bodangora, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) and Widowed (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bodangora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10434/bodangora/topic/demographics-identity