181 ▼ -45.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 334
- 2016: 199
- 2021: 181
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brushgrove · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brushgrove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very high proportion of seniors defines daily life in Brushgrove, where the typical resident is 61. This makes the area far older than the national figure, with over 40% of the population aged 65 and over.
181
▼ -45.8%
- 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 Brushgrove — higher than 51% of areas.
| Brushgrove | 181 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 31,079 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Brushgrove has 181 residents, which is larger than about 53% of similar areas. The typical person here is 61, making the population far older than both New South Wales and Australia.
61 yrs ▲ +17.3%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 41.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 8.3%.
41.4% ▲ +104.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.3% ▼ -48.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brushgrove, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.6% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.8%.
6.6% ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brushgrove, the largest group is Married at 38%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Brushgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10619/brushgrove/topic/demographics-identity