175 ▲ +483.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30
- 2016: 112
- 2021: 175
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bombo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bombo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high number of couple partnerships defines daily life in Bombo, where 18.2% of people are in de facto relationships. This is well above the national figure of 11.5% for a small population of 175 people.
175
▲ +483.3%
- 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 Bombo — higher than 51% of areas.
| Bombo | 175 |
|---|---|
| 2533, NSW | 17,177 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little older than both New South Wales and Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 13.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to an age profile where children are the smallest group, while young and older adults both make up 24.6% of the area.
14.9% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.1% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bombo splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas. Other identities are more typical, with 2.9% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.9% ▲ —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% ▲ —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bombo splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bombo
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bombo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10457/bombo/topic/demographics-identity