75 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61
- 2021: 75
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brimbin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brimbin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Life in Brimbin is shaped by a very mature population, where the typical resident is 55. With only 75 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area that is far older than both the state and national averages.
75
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- 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 Brimbin — lower than 65% of areas.
| Brimbin | 75 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Brimbin is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 30.7% of the population, which is far above the state average of 17.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up only 5.3% of the community.
30.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brimbin, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 6.7%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brimbin, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Brimbin
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Brimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10569/brimbin/topic/demographics-identity