418 ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 358
- 2016: 354
- 2021: 418
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bulga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bulga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly one in five people in Bulga are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average. This is a relatively young community of 418 people where children under 15 make up a much larger share of the population than in most similar areas.
418
▲ +16.8%
- 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 Bulga — higher than 62% of areas.
| Bulga | 418 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 21,445 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
37 yrs ▼ -14.0%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.5% of the population, well above the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for only 12.9%, which is well below the state and national averages.
12.9% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.5% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bulga splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 19.4% of the population, which is far above the national average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas, accounting for 18.1% of residents.
19.4% ▲ +178.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▲ +103.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bulga, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Bulga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10648/bulga/topic/demographics-identity