1,720 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,498
- 2016: 1,651
- 2021: 1,720
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Braidwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Braidwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Braidwood is now 50, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This older age profile is the defining feature of the local population, which totals 1,720 people.
1,720
▲ +14.8%
- 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 Braidwood — higher than 77% of areas.
| Braidwood | 1,720 |
|---|---|
| 2622, NSW | 4,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Braidwood is larger than about 79% of similar areas. The typical resident is 50, which is 11 years older than the New South Wales figure.
50 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 29.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 15.9%, which is a little below the state average.
29.4% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Braidwood splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 16.4%. This is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.0% of the population.
1.0% ▲ +56.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Braidwood, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10544/braidwood/topic/demographics-identity