270 ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 238
- 2016: 207
- 2021: 270
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burrawang · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Burrawang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 270 people in Burrawang are married, which is the most common relationship status here. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 57. This trend has grown over time as the population aged and grew by 13% since 2011.
270
▲ +13.4%
- 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 Burrawang — lower than 86% of areas.
| Burrawang | 270 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 16,724 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
A typical resident in Burrawang is 57, making the area far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This age has climbed by 5 years since 2011.
57 yrs ▲ +9.6%
Older than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 34.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This shift is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up just 12.2% of the area.
34.4% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burrawang splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.4%. Meanwhile, there are no residents who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burrawang, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Burrawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122029/burrawang/topic/demographics-identity