The Brothers · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in The Brothers

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A tiny population of just 30 people defines The Brothers, where residents are generally older than those in the rest of the country. The area is sparsely populated and has a unique age profile with no seniors over 65 recorded in the latest census.

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Where The Brothers sits — Total population

30
  • 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 The Brothers — lower than 81% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
The Brothers30
2630, NSW 8,876
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This small population is smaller than about 80% of similar areas.

30

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35
  • 2021: 30

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40 yrs
  • 2021: 45 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 13.3% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia. There are no people aged 65 and over, a figure far below the national average of 17.2%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

13.3%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In The Brothers, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (20%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in The Brothers identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national figure. Most residents are married (58.3%) or have never been married (54.2%).

Marital status

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In The Brothers, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 48%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 6 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 6 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 The Brothers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13831/the-brothers/topic/demographics-identity