171 ▼ -53.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 364
- 2016: 118
- 2021: 171
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burroway · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burroway
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A remarkably young population defines daily life in Burroway, where the typical resident is just 32. This is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38, creating a community skewed heavily toward children and young adults.
171
▼ -53.0%
- 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 Burroway — higher than 50% of areas.
| Burroway | 171 |
|---|---|
| 2821, NSW | 4,778 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has 171 residents, making it larger than about 52% of similar areas. Most residents are quite young, which is a trend seen across the local population.
32 yrs ▼ -27.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area has a much lower proportion of seniors than most places, at just 11.7%.
11.7% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.2% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burroway splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.0% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. While 54% of residents are married, those in de facto relationships account for only 7.2%, a figure well below the national average.
7.0% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burroway, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Burroway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10712/burroway/topic/demographics-identity