192 ▼ -48.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 374
- 2016: 152
- 2021: 192
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bunyan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bunyan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than the national average define Bunyan, where the typical person is 48. This sparsely populated area has a population of 192 people and a demographic profile that leans heavily toward older adults.
192
▼ -48.7%
- 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 Bunyan — higher than 52% of areas.
| Bunyan | 192 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 8,876 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, making the population far older than both New South Wales and Australia. There are 192 people living in the area.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
With 21.4% of people aged 65 and over, seniors are well above the state and national figures. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.6% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
21.4% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bunyan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Additionally, only 6.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, much lower than most other areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.3% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bunyan, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Bunyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10688/bunyan/topic/demographics-identity