88 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 93
- 2021: 88
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bungaba · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bungaba is 51, making the area far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This sparsely populated place has a population of just 88 people. The community is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bungaba — lower than 62% of areas.
| Bungaba | 88 |
|---|---|
| 2852, NSW | 3,734 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This area is smaller than about 61% of similar places.
88 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.3% of the population, which is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.8%.
27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Bungaba splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Seniors (65+) at 27%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.3%. About 4.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
4.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Bungaba, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bungaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10675/bungaba/topic/demographics-identity