249 ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 254
- 2016: 234
- 2021: 249
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bungwahl · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bungwahl
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population shapes daily life in Bungwahl, where the typical resident is 54 years old. This makes the area far older than both the state and national figures. With 249 people living here, the community is notably aged, particularly with a high proportion of seniors.
249
▼ -2.0%
- 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 Bungwahl — higher than 58% of areas.
| Bungwahl | 249 |
|---|---|
| 2423, NSW | 3,297 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Bungwahl is larger than about 58% of similar areas with its total population of 249.
54 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 28.5% of the population, which is far above the state and national figures. This high number of older adults helps explain why the area is so much older than most other places.
28.5% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bungwahl, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 17.3% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
4.8% ▲ +74.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +64.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bungwahl splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 15%.
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 Bungwahl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10684/bungwahl/topic/demographics-identity