931 ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,254
- 2016: 1,143
- 2021: 931
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brewarrina · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brewarrina
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Brewarrina, where the typical person is just 33. This community of 931 people is shaped by a very high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a large number of children.
931
▼ -25.8%
- 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 Brewarrina — higher than 72% of areas.
| Brewarrina | 931 |
|---|---|
| 2839, NSW | 1,079 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 33, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. Brewarrina's population of 931 is larger than about 73% of similar areas.
33 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.4% of the population, well above the state and national figures of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here, at only 11.4%.
11.4% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brewarrina splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 55.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here, at 19.9% compared to 11.5% across Australia.
55.6% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.9% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brewarrina, Never married is the majority at 63%; Married is next at 22%.
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 Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10560/brewarrina/topic/demographics-identity