51 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 51
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boonal · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Boonal is just 33 years old, making this a noticeably younger area than the state and national figures. With only 51 people living here, it is a sparsely populated place where children and older adults make up the bulk of the small community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boonal — lower than 71% of areas.
| Boonal | 51 |
|---|---|
| 2409, NSW | 1,072 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 51 people residing in the area. The typical age here is 33, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39.
51 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
33 yrs —
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 35.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain the young typical age, while there are no residents aged 65 and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
35.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Boonal splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 28%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 21.9%, which is far above the 11.5% national figure. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Boonal, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Boonal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10490/boonal/topic/demographics-identity