248 ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 195
- 2016: 484
- 2021: 248
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brooms Head · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Brooms Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A 27% increase in population has seen Brooms Head grow by about 53 people since 2011. It is now a place where the typical resident is 59, making it far older than the national figure.
248
▲ +27.2%
- 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 Brooms Head — lower than 87% of areas.
| Brooms Head | 248 |
|---|---|
| 2463, NSW | 8,304 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 248, which is smaller than about 90% of similar areas. Residents have aged over the last decade, with the typical age rising from 56 in 2011 to 59 in 2021.
59 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Older than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is a community of seniors, as 36.7% of people are aged 65 and over, which is far above the New South Wales figure. In contrast, children under 15 make up only 12.1% of the population, well below the national average.
36.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▲ +65.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brooms Head splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (39%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. In terms of relationships, 42.3% of residents are married, while 11.8% are in a de facto relationship.
3.2% ▲ —
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brooms Head, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Brooms Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122027/brooms-head/topic/demographics-identity