11,660 ▲ +88.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,195
- 2016: 7,007
- 2021: 11,660
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Homebush · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Homebush
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Homebush than in most similar areas, making it a notably young place. The typical resident is just 31 years old, which is far younger than the New South Wales figure of 39.
11,660
▲ +88.2%
- 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 Homebush — higher than 88% of areas.
| Homebush | 11,660 |
|---|---|
| 2140, NSW | 20,766 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Homebush has a total population of 11,660, which is among the largest for areas of this type.
31 yrs ▲ +3.3%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 over half the population at 52.1%. This helps explain why the area is so young, with seniors aged 65 and over making up only 6.1%, a figure far below the state average of 17.6%.
6.1% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Homebush, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 52%; Children (0–14) is next at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost 44% of residents have never married, while 46.9% are married. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas.
0.5% ▲ +62.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +79.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Homebush splits fairly evenly between Married (47%) and Never married (44%), with Divorced at 5%.
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 Homebush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11936/homebush/topic/demographics-identity