39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32
- 2021: 39
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burnt Yards · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger than most similar areas, Burnt Yards is a small community of just 39 people. The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. This age gap is driven by a high proportion of children and young adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burnt Yards — lower than 77% of areas.
| Burnt Yards | 39 |
|---|---|
| 2792, NSW | 386 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 39, making it smaller than about 76% of similar areas. Residents are generally younger than the rest of the state and the nation.
39 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the youthfulness of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at just 7.7%.
7.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Burnt Yards, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Youth (15–24) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships are diverse, with 37% of people in a de facto partnership, a figure far above the 11.5% national average. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
37.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Burnt Yards splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (44%), with Divorced at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Burnt Yards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10692/burnt-yards/topic/demographics-identity