174 ▼ -54.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 386
- 2016: 169
- 2021: 174
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bootawa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bootawa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of people in Bootawa are aged between 45 and 64, making it a notably older community. The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This trend is seen in the high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
174
▼ -54.9%
- 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 Bootawa — higher than 50% of areas.
| Bootawa | 174 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 174 people, which is larger than about 52% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and nation.
57 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 34.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
34.5% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bootawa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.4% of the population, about the same as the national average. De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.2%.
3.4% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bootawa, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Bootawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10502/bootawa/topic/demographics-identity