654 ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 492
- 2016: 512
- 2021: 654
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heatherbrae · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Heatherbrae
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Heatherbrae is home to 654 people with a typical age of 47. This community stands out for having a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents than the state or national average.
654
▲ +32.9%
- 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 Heatherbrae — higher than 69% of areas.
| Heatherbrae | 654 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 25,443 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This puts the area's age well above that of most similar places.
47 yrs ▼ -6.0%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 21.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 12.5%.
21.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heatherbrae splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales average of 3.4%. Relationships here also differ from the norm, with a higher rate of de facto couples than most areas.
7.5% ▲ +162.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +80.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heatherbrae, the largest group is Never married at 40%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Heatherbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11891/heatherbrae/topic/demographics-identity