271 ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 195
- 2016: 212
- 2021: 271
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brooms Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brooms Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Brooms Head is 59 years old, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This age gap creates a community where seniors and older adults outnumber children and young people by a huge margin.
271
▲ +39.0%
- 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 Brooms Head — higher than 58% of areas.
| Brooms Head | 271 |
|---|---|
| 2463, NSW | 8,304 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Brooms Head has a total population of 271 people, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical resident here is far older than those in the state or national figures.
59 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 35.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This explains why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 10.3% of residents.
35.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brooms Head splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. There is also a high rate of de facto relationships at 16.4%, which is well above the state average.
4.8% ▲ —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brooms Head, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Brooms Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10600/brooms-head/topic/demographics-identity