2,997 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,810
- 2016: 2,760
- 2021: 2,997
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blayney · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Blayney
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significant 8.1% of people in Blayney identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the national average. The town is larger than most similar areas and has seen steady growth. It maintains a balanced age profile with a strong presence of both children and seniors.
2,997
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Blayney — higher than 78% of areas.
| Blayney | 2,997 |
|---|---|
| 2799, NSW | 4,156 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Blayney has grown by 6.7% since 2011 to reach a total population of 2,997 people. The typical resident is 38, which is slightly younger than the state figure and 1.0 years younger than it was in 2011.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This balances out with a growing senior population, as those aged 65 and over rose to 19.8% since the last census.
19.8% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blayney splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity has risen by 4.5 points since 2011, leaving the area well above the New South Wales average. There is also a higher rate of de facto relationships here than in most similar areas, at 14.3%.
8.1% ▲ +125.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +68.6%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Blayney splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
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 Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115020/blayney/topic/demographics-identity