Suburb in Inverell

Bukkulla, NSW

Bukkulla had a population of 149 at the 2021 Census (+6.4% since 2016). Median age 41.5. Median weekly household income $2,100. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bukkulla at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In New England and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bukkulla's population grew by 6.4% to 149, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 41.5, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 13.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.4%.

20.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 47 households.

The median household earns $2,100 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $206 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $700 a month.

2.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 4.0% use a language other than English at home. 36.5% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bukkulla beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureBukkullaNSWAustralia
Population1498,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age41.538.438.2
Households472,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting20.5%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,100$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$206$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$700$2,142$1,866
Born overseas2.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home4.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion36.5%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+6.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1562011
  2. 1402016
  3. 1492021

Age

Median age 41.5, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Bukkulla New South Wales
Share of people by age, Bukkulla and New South Wales
0–913.4%
10–1916.1%
20–297.4%
30–3912.8%
40–4912.1%
50–5921.5%
60–694.7%
70–7915.4%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bukkulla at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian60.2%
  2. English43.9%
  3. Scottish18.7%
  4. Australian Aboriginal12.2%
  5. Irish10.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Bukkulla

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