1,204 ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 946
- 2016: 1,101
- 2021: 1,204
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buttaba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buttaba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Buttaba, where the typical person is 43 years old. This makes the area noticeably older than the national figure. With 1,204 people, it is larger than about 76% of similar areas.
1,204
▲ +27.3%
- 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 Buttaba — higher than 74% of areas.
| Buttaba | 1,204 |
|---|---|
| 2283, NSW | 24,419 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the state and national figures. The total population is 1,204.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 21.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is older than most, while children under 15 are slightly less common at 16.9%.
21.1% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Buttaba, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 27%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. More than half of the population is married, at 55.1%.
5.6% ▲ +78.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Buttaba, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Buttaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10721/buttaba/topic/demographics-identity