Bourbah · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Bourbah

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A third of the 42 people living in Bourbah are children under 15, making it a very young place. This high number of children helps explain why the typical resident is only 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure.

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📍 Bourbah, Suburb / Locality

Where Bourbah sits — Total population

42
  • 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 Bourbah — lower than 76% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Bourbah42
2828, NSW 798
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Bourbah is sparsely populated with only 42 residents, a total smaller than about 75% of similar areas.

42

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40
  • 2021: 42

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

35 yrs

Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 32 yrs
  • 2021: 35 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children make up 33.3% of the population, a figure far above the 18.2% seen across Australia. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 19.0%, which is a little above the state average.

19.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

33.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Bourbah splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Over half of residents are married, while no one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result well below the national figure. There are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the state and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Bourbah, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 36%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 4 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 3 females

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 Bourbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10519/bourbah/topic/demographics-identity