127 ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 156
- 2016: 161
- 2021: 127
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bookham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bookham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bookham is now 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is clear in the population profile, where seniors make up a much larger share than usual. The community is small, with just 127 people living across the area.
127
▼ -18.6%
- 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 Bookham — lower than 55% of areas.
| Bookham | 127 |
|---|---|
| 2582, NSW | 13,693 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 47, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. The total population is small at 127 people.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.3%, which is about the same as the state average.
22.8% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bookham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, a figure slightly higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married at 61.9%, and those in de facto relationships sit a little above the national average at 13.2%.
3.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bookham, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Bookham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10476/bookham/topic/demographics-identity