822 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 831
- 2016: 795
- 2021: 822
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bray Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bray Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 20% of residents in Bray Park are seniors, a figure well above the national average. This creates a diverse age mix for the 822 people living here, where a high proportion of both children and retirees live side-by-side.
822
▼ -1.1%
- 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 Bray Park — higher than 72% of areas.
| Bray Park | 822 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 20,083 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, making the area noticeably older than the Australian average. There are 822 people living in the area.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Younger people and seniors are both well represented, with children under 15 making up 19.6% of the population. Those aged 65 and over account for 21.9%, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
21.9% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bray Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the national average. A little more than 13% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most other similar areas.
3.2% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bray Park, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bray Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10549/bray-park/topic/demographics-identity