4,678 ▲ +70.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,744
- 2016: 4,188
- 2021: 4,678
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Breakfast Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Breakfast Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Breakfast Point is 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This community of 4,678 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and very few children, creating a quiet atmosphere focused on later-life stages.
4,678
▲ +70.5%
- 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 Breakfast Point — higher than 86% of areas.
| Breakfast Point | 4,678 |
|---|---|
| 2137, NSW | 27,726 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 4,678 residents, Breakfast Point is larger than about 89% of similar areas. The typical age is 47, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
47 yrs ▲ +17.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 25.5% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 12.6%.
25.5% ▲ +106.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Breakfast Point splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Seniors (65+) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, making up 57.4% of the population. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 0.4%, which is a little below the 3.2% seen across Australia.
0.4% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Breakfast Point, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Breakfast Point
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Breakfast Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10554/breakfast-point/topic/demographics-identity