291 ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 268
- 2016: 293
- 2021: 291
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bombowlee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bombowlee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population has become the defining feature of Bombowlee, where the typical resident is now 51. This is far older than the national figure of 38, with a population of 291 people.
291
▲ +8.6%
- 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 Bombowlee — higher than 59% of areas.
| Bombowlee | 291 |
|---|---|
| 2720, NSW | 8,501 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38 and much higher than most similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +21.4%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 12%.
28.9% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bombowlee splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Youth (15–24) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (59.5%), while those in de facto relationships make up only 6.8%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. About 1.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, slightly below the national average.
1.4% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bombowlee, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
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 Bombowlee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10458/bombowlee/topic/demographics-identity