204 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 212
- 2016: 199
- 2021: 204
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boree Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boree Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents and a strong presence of Indigenous people shape the daily life of Boree Creek. The typical person here is 46, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. It is a small community of 204 people with a diverse age spread across generations.
204
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Boree Creek — higher than 54% of areas.
| Boree Creek | 204 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | 4,757 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39. The total population of 204 is larger than about 55% of similar areas.
46 yrs ▼ -11.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 22.5%, a figure much higher than most other areas.
22.5% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Boree Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.8% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most people are married (56.3%), while de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia.
9.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boree Creek, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Boree Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10510/boree-creek/topic/demographics-identity