80,490 ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 73,058
- 2016: 78,079
- 2021: 80,490
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bathurst · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Bathurst
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Bathurst, where the typical person is 42. The population has grown by 10% since 2011 to reach 80,490 people, but the local age profile is shifting noticeably toward seniors.
80,490
▲ +10.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bathurst — higher than 82% of areas.
| Bathurst | 80,490 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 80,490 people in 2021, which is larger than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Older than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.2% of the population, a figure well above the national 17.2%. This group grew by 5.3 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell to 18.0%.
21.2% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bathurst splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships rose to 12.3%, slightly above the state average.
7.1% ▲ +72.0%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bathurst, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10007/bathurst/topic/demographics-identity