75 ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 162
- 2016: 70
- 2021: 75
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boydtown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boydtown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up 37.3% of the population in Boydtown, making it an exceptionally old area. This small community of 75 people is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 58.
75
▼ -53.7%
- 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 Boydtown — lower than 65% of areas.
| Boydtown | 75 |
|---|---|
| 2551, NSW | 3,718 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. Boydtown is smaller than about 64% of similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 63 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of seniors (37.3%) live here, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the New South Wales average.
37.3% ▲ +122.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.3% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boydtown splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is varied, with 44.6% of residents being married. The proportion of people in de facto relationships is 8.6%, which is much lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boydtown, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Divorced (15%) and Widowed (14%).
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 Boydtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10539/boydtown/topic/demographics-identity