3,559 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,285
- 2016: 3,511
- 2021: 3,559
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buff Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buff Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A notably older population of 3,559 people defines daily life in Buff Point, where the typical resident is 44. This is noticeably older than the national figure. The area is larger than about 86% of similar places and has a high proportion of seniors.
3,559
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Buff Point — higher than 86% of areas.
| Buff Point | 3,559 |
|---|---|
| 2262, NSW | 21,411 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Buff Point is home to 3,559 people. The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 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 22.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the overall population is older, while children under 15 are around the national average at 18.3%.
22.7% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Buff Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.5%, which is a little above the national figure.
7.5% ▲ +107.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Buff Point, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Buff Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10642/buff-point/topic/demographics-identity