524 ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 523
- 2016: 534
- 2021: 524
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brownsville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brownsville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift toward an older population defines Brownsville, where the typical resident is now 44. This makes the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. With 524 people living here, the community is larger than about 68% of similar areas.
524
▲ +0.2%
- 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 Brownsville — higher than 65% of areas.
| Brownsville | 524 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | 35,038 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Brownsville is 44, which is 5 to 6 years older than the usual resident across New South Wales and Australia.
44 yrs ▼ -4.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of seniors, with 22.3% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, children under 15 make up only 13.9% of the population, a rate well below the state and national averages.
22.3% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brownsville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.1% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Around 39.6% of people are married, while 10.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most areas.
6.1% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Brownsville splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Brownsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10609/brownsville/topic/demographics-identity