385 ▲ +71.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 225
- 2016: 274
- 2021: 385
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broken Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Broken Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-three is the typical age for those living in Broken Head, making it noticeably older than the national figure. This small community of 385 people has a significant senior population and a high number of people in de facto relationships.
385
▲ +71.1%
- 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 Broken Head — higher than 61% of areas.
| Broken Head | 385 |
|---|---|
| 2481, NSW | 13,659 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 385 people, which is larger than about 64% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the state and the rest of Australia.
43 yrs ▼ -10.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 21.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the typical resident is older, while children under 15 are about the same as the state average at 17.9%.
21.8% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▲ +60.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broken Head splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.4%. Around 42.9% of residents are married, and 2.1% identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Broken Head splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Broken Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10588/broken-head/topic/demographics-identity