130 ▼ -60.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 332
- 2016: 167
- 2021: 130
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Booerie Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Booerie Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Booerie Creek is far older than those across Australia, with the usual age being 49. This sparsely populated area is shaped by a significant proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
130
▼ -60.8%
- 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 Booerie Creek — lower than 55% of areas.
| Booerie Creek | 130 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 130 people, which is smaller than about half of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age 11 years above the Australian average.
49 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Children under 15 account for 16.9%, a little below the state and national figures.
25.4% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Booerie Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 8.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 17.8%.
8.5% ▲ +211.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▲ +83.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Booerie Creek, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Booerie Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10473/booerie-creek/topic/demographics-identity