Buddabadah · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Buddabadah

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A much older population than the national average now defines Buddabadah, where the typical resident is 47. This sparsely populated area has very few children and a high proportion of seniors.

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📍 Buddabadah, Suburb / Locality

Where Buddabadah sits — Total population

40
  • 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 Buddabadah — lower than 76% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Buddabadah40
2825, NSW 2,202
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is small at just 40 people, which is smaller than about 76% of similar areas.

40

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48
  • 2021: 40

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

47 yrs

Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47 yrs
  • 2021: 47 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

This is an older community; 32.5% of people are aged 65 and over, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 10.0% of the population, well below the national average.

32.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.3%
  • 2021: 32.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.0%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Buddabadah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most residents are married at 78.8%, though there are no people in de facto relationships here, a figure far below the national 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area, which is well below the state average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Buddabadah, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 28%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 6 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Buddabadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10634/buddabadah/topic/demographics-identity