Burragate · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Burragate

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Burragate is now 57 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a population of 96 people and a very high proportion of seniors.

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Where Burragate sits — Total population

96 ▲ —
  • 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 Burragate — lower than 60% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Burragate96
2550, NSW 16,936
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. Burragate's population of 96 is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

96 ▲ —

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0
  • 2016: 104
  • 2021: 96

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

57 yrs

Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 56 yrs
  • 2021: 57 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 31.3% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 41.7%, while children under 15 make up 18.8%.

31.3%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.7%
  • 2021: 31.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

18.8%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Burragate, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Children (0–14) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

People in de facto relationships make up 16.7% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national averages.

16.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 16.7%

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

Marital status

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In Burragate, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (19%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 5 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 7 males; 60–64: 7 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 6 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 6 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 Burragate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10700/burragate/topic/demographics-identity