Bungaba · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Bungaba

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.

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Where Bungaba sits — Total population

88
  • 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 Bungaba — lower than 62% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Bungaba88
2852, NSW 3,734
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 93
  • 2021: 88

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

51 yrs

Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38 yrs
  • 2021: 51 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 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.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

6.8%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Bungaba splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Seniors (65+) at 27%.

Identity & relationships

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.

19.3%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.3%
  • 2021: 19.3%

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

Marital status

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In Bungaba, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (12%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 7 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 7 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 7 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 8 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 9 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 6 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 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 Bungaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10675/bungaba/topic/demographics-identity