284 ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 291
- 2016: 294
- 2021: 284
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Braunstone · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Braunstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Braunstone is 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This gap is most obvious among seniors, who make up over a quarter of the population. With 284 residents, it is larger than about 60% of similar areas.
284
▼ -2.4%
- 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 Braunstone — higher than 59% of areas.
| Braunstone | 284 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 31,079 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 19.0%, a rate about the same as across Australia.
25.4% ▲ +102.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Braunstone splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (57.8%), while 11.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state average.
4.6% ▲ —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +148.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Braunstone, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Braunstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10547/braunstone/topic/demographics-identity