1,583 ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,150
- 2016: 1,021
- 2021: 1,583
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Basin View · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Basin View
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Basin View is 48 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has grown by 38% since 2011, reaching ,1583 people, though the overall age of the community has actually dropped by 7 years over that decade.
1,583
▲ +37.7%
- 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 Basin View — higher than 66% of areas.
| Basin View | 1,583 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 38% since 2011, adding about 433 people to reach 1,583. This makes Basin View larger than about 68% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▼ -12.7%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the typical resident is far older than those in most other areas, though the proportion of children under 15 is a little below the state average at 16.0%.
25.2% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Basin View splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships also represent a higher share here than in most areas, at 15.3%.
7.6% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +88.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Basin View, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Basin View
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Basin View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115011/basin-view/topic/demographics-identity