17,706 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18,777
- 2016: 17,814
- 2021: 17,706
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broken Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Broken Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 10% of the population in Broken Hill identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure. This large population of 17,706 people is noticeably older than the rest of the country, with a significant proportion of residents now in their senior years.
17,706
▼ -5.7%
- 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 Hill — higher than 89% of areas.
| Broken Hill | 17,706 |
|---|---|
| 2880, NSW | 18,097 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44 years old, making Broken Hill noticeably older than both New South Wales and Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.2% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. This helps explain why the area's overall age profile is older.
23.2% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, at 9.9%. Additionally, de facto relationships are a little more frequent than the national average, at 13.5%.
9.9% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (38%), 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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10589/broken-hill/topic/demographics-identity