7,369 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,209
- 2016: 7,303
- 2021: 7,369
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bonnyrigg Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bonnyrigg Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 7,369 people living in Bonnyrigg Heights are married, making it one of the largest residential areas of its kind. This is a relatively young community where the typical resident is 38 years old.
7,369
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Bonnyrigg Heights — higher than 87% of areas.
| Bonnyrigg Heights | 7,369 |
|---|---|
| 2177, NSW | 17,154 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is one of the largest at this level with 7,369 residents. The typical age is 38, which is much lower than most similar areas and slightly younger than the New South Wales average.
38 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 15.5% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.4%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
15.5% ▲ +111.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bonnyrigg Heights splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up only 3.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 0.5%, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
0.5% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.7% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bonnyrigg Heights, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Bonnyrigg Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10470/bonnyrigg-heights/topic/demographics-identity