18,224 ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,466
- 2016: 16,030
- 2021: 18,224
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Burwood is just 32 years old, making this one of the youngest areas of its kind. With a population of 18,224, the suburb is largely defined by a huge concentration of young adults.
18,224
▲ +46.2%
- 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 Burwood — higher than 89% of areas.
| Burwood | 18,224 |
|---|---|
| 2134, NSW | 18,224 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 32, which is noticeably younger than the state figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
32 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 40.8% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (9.5%) and seniors over 65 (12.6%) are both well below the national figures.
12.6% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Burwood, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (19%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half the population (46.3%) have never been married, while 0.2% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.2% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +87.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burwood, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (40%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10716/burwood/topic/demographics-identity