52 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50
- 2021: 52
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Byng · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Byng
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Byng is 54, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This sparsely populated place has just 52 people and a demographic profile skewed heavily toward older adults and seniors.
52
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- 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 Byng — lower than 71% of areas.
| Byng | 52 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | 48,283 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Byng is a small community of 52 people, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is heavily weighted towards older age groups, with 50% of residents being older adults and 30.8% being seniors. This explains why the proportion of children is far below the national figure of 18.2%.
30.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Byng, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Youth (15–24) (9%).
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 New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most residents are married, accounting for 75.5% of the population.
5.8% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Byng, Married is the majority at 80%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Byng
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Byng [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10729/byng/topic/demographics-identity