37,396 ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 32,479
- 2016: 35,020
- 2021: 37,396
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bathurst · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Bathurst
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of First Nations people than most similar areas live in Bathurst. The population has grown by 15% since 2011 to reach 37,396 people. This is a relatively young community, where the typical resident is 37 years old.
37,396
▲ +15.1%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Bathurst — higher than 56% of areas.
| Bathurst | 37,396 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 4,917 people since 2011 to reach 37,396. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 19% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose by 4.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.1%.
18.1% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bathurst splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
First Nations people make up 7.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most similar areas, at 13%.
7.7% ▲ +67.8%
Higher than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bathurst splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
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/sua/1005/bathurst/topic/demographics-identity