Bournewood · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Bournewood

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

A third of the population are children, making Bournewood a very young place for the region. With a total of 60 people, it is a sparsely populated area where the typical resident is just 33 years old. This is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.

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📍 Bournewood, Suburb / Locality

Where Bournewood sits — Total population

60
  • 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 Bournewood — lower than 69% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Bournewood60
2868, NSW 579
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 33, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This makes Bournewood noticeably younger than both New South Wales and Australia.

60

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53
  • 2021: 60

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

33 yrs

Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40 yrs
  • 2021: 33 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 33.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 13.3%, which is well below the state and national figures.

13.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.6%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

33.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Bournewood splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 26%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous people make up 11.7% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Most residents are married (69.2%), while those in de facto relationships are far below the national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 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 Bournewood, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 26%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 6 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 5 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 7 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 0 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 Bournewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10523/bournewood/topic/demographics-identity