1,741 ▲ +1454.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 112
- 2016: 863
- 2021: 1,741
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boorooma · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boorooma
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Boorooma is just 27 years old, making this one of the youngest areas in the region. This youthfulness is clear in the local population, where over a quarter of the 1,741 residents are children under 15.
1,741
▲ +1454.5%
- 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 Boorooma — higher than 77% of areas.
| Boorooma | 1,741 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 61,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is larger than about 79% of similar places, with a typical resident aged 27. This is far younger than the national figure of 38 years.
27 yrs ▼ -27.0%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 26.3% of the population, which is well above the state and national average of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are far fewer here, at only 4.5%.
4.5% ▼ -71.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.3% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boorooma, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%. About 4.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%.
4.3% ▲ —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▲ +55.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Boorooma splits fairly evenly between Married (46%) and Never married (45%), with Divorced at 5%.
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 Boorooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10499/boorooma/topic/demographics-identity