3,816 ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,458
- 2016: 3,667
- 2021: 3,816
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Balgowlah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A remarkably high number of children under 15 now live in North Balgowlah, making it far younger than most similar areas. While the typical resident is 39, the community is skewed towards families, with children making up nearly 29% of the population. This shift creates a distinct demographic where young families dominate the local landscape.
3,816
▲ +10.4%
- 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 North Balgowlah — higher than 86% of areas.
| North Balgowlah | 3,816 |
|---|---|
| 2093, NSW | 23,555 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
North Balgowlah is home to 3,816 people, which is larger than about 87% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 28.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the number of seniors is much lower than most areas, with those aged 65 and over at only 11.5%.
11.5% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Balgowlah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (61.9%), while those in de facto relationships make up 7.6%, which is well below the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 0.5% of the population, a little below the state average.
0.5% ▲ +330.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Balgowlah, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 North Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12991/north-balgowlah/topic/demographics-identity