1,203 ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,189
- 2016: 1,130
- 2021: 1,203
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boggabri · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boggabri
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Boggabri has seen its population shift toward an older demographic since 2011. The town now has 1,203 residents, with a typical age of 43 that is noticeably older than the national figure. This older profile is driven by a high number of seniors.
1,203
▲ +1.2%
- 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 Boggabri — higher than 74% of areas.
| Boggabri | 1,203 |
|---|---|
| 2382, NSW | 1,381 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Boggabri is larger than about 76% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,203 people.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 23% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Children under 15 account for 18.3%, matching the national average.
23.0% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boggabri splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
12.1% ▲ +117.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +82.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Boggabri splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Boggabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10441/boggabri/topic/demographics-identity