1,134 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 810
- 2016: 989
- 2021: 1,134
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burwood Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burwood Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,134 people living in Burwood Heights are married. This is a relatively young area where the typical resident is 38, though there are far fewer children here than in most other parts of the country.
1,134
▲ +40.0%
- 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 Burwood Heights — higher than 74% of areas.
| Burwood Heights | 1,134 |
|---|---|
| 2136, NSW | 7,763 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Burwood Heights has a population of 1,134 people, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, making the area a little younger than the New South Wales average.
38 yrs ▼ -9.5%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 the biggest group at 32.3%. Children under 15 make up only 14.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
19.3% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Burwood Heights, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is varied, with 48% of people married and 35.6% who have never married. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.9%, a figure that is much lower than in most other areas.
0.3% ▼ -64.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▲ +189.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burwood Heights, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (36%) and Widowed (8%).
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10717/burwood-heights/topic/demographics-identity