2,071 ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,054
- 2016: 2,028
- 2021: 2,071
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buxton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buxton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Buxton, where the typical person is just 33 years old. This shift toward a younger population is mirrored in the high number of children and the relatively small number of seniors.
2,071
▲ +0.8%
- 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 Buxton — higher than 79% of areas.
| Buxton | 2,071 |
|---|---|
| 2571, NSW | 13,174 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,071, which is larger than about 81% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
33 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 21.5% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the 9.0% of people aged 65 and over is well below the New South Wales average of 17.6%.
9.0% ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Buxton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 17.5%.
5.8% ▲ +54.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Buxton, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10724/buxton/topic/demographics-identity