98 ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 162
- 2016: 95
- 2021: 98
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Booligal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Booligal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Booligal is 43, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place of 98 people has a distinct age split, with a high proportion of both children and seniors living here.
98
▼ -39.5%
- 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 Booligal — lower than 59% of areas.
| Booligal | 98 |
|---|---|
| 2711, NSW | 3,197 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 98 residents, Booligal is smaller than about 59% of similar areas. The typical person here is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical resident in New South Wales or across Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 20.4%, and adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 30.6%.
20.4% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Booligal, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married at 74.7%. Very few people are in de facto relationships at 7.6%, a figure well below the New South Wales and national averages, and there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Booligal, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Booligal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10482/booligal/topic/demographics-identity