431 ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 238
- 2016: 361
- 2021: 431
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burrawang · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burrawang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than average defines daily life in Burrawang, where the typical resident is 54. This is far older than the national figure of 38, contributing to a community where seniors make up a third of all residents.
431
▲ +81.1%
- 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 Burrawang — higher than 63% of areas.
| Burrawang | 431 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 16,724 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has 431 people, making it larger than about 66% of similar places. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
54 yrs ▲ +3.8%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 51 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 33.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the New South Wales average at just 14.4%.
33.6% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burrawang splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is led by married couples at 57.9%, while those in de facto relationships sit slightly above the national figure at 13.0%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burrawang, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Burrawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10705/burrawang/topic/demographics-identity