145 ▲ +1350.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10
- 2016: 148
- 2021: 145
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Possum Brush · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Possum Brush
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Possum Brush is 55, making the area far older than the national figure. This small community of 145 people is shaped by a high number of seniors and a strong presence of Indigenous residents.
145
▲ +1350.0%
- 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 Possum Brush — lower than 53% of areas.
| Possum Brush | 145 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 55, which is far older than the average person in New South Wales by 16 years. Only about half of similar areas have a larger population than these 145 residents.
55 yrs ▼ -19.1%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 26.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Despite this older profile, children under 15 are slightly more common here than in the rest of Australia.
26.2% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Possum Brush, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 5.5% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales average. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas, at 19.8%.
5.5% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Possum Brush, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Possum Brush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13263/possum-brush/topic/demographics-identity