17,456 ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11,334
- 2016: 17,589
- 2021: 17,456
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broken Hill · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Broken Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 17,456 people now live in Broken Hill, which has grown by 54% since 2011. While the area has become younger over the last decade, the typical resident is still 44, making the community noticeably older than the national figure.
17,456
▲ +54.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Broken Hill — higher than 86% of areas.
| Broken Hill | 17,456 |
|---|---|
| 2880, NSW | 18,097 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown significantly, adding about 6,122 people since 2011. The typical resident is 44, which is 6 years older than the Australian average.
44 yrs ▼ -10.2%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.0%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
23.3% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.0% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national average. Additionally, de facto relationships are more common here than in the rest of the country.
10.0% ▲ +76.1%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Broken Hill splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113003/broken-hill/topic/demographics-identity