1,686 ▼ -37.7%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,707
- 2016: 2,536
- 2021: 1,686
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brunswick Heads · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Brunswick Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer children live in Brunswick Heads than in most similar areas. This is an ageing community where the typical resident is now 47, making the population far older than the national figure. The total number of people has also fallen sharply, shrinking by 38% since 2011.
1,686
▼ -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 Brunswick Heads — higher than 68% of areas.
| Brunswick Heads | 1,686 |
|---|---|
| 2483, NSW | 11,616 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,686, which is larger than about 69% of similar areas. However, the community has aged significantly, with the typical resident now 15 years older than they were in 2011.
47 yrs ▲ +46.9%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 47 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, which is well above the national figure. This shift is reflected in the numbers for children under 15, who now make up only 12.8% of the area, a fall of 13 points since 2011.
23.3% ▲ +194.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -50.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brunswick Heads splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 15.8%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 2.1%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
2.1% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brunswick Heads, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Brunswick Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115029/brunswick-heads/topic/demographics-identity