Suburb in Kempsey

Burnt Bridge, NSW

Burnt Bridge had a population of 110 at the 2021 Census (−27.6% since 2016). Median age 30.0. Median weekly household income $1,218. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Burnt Bridge at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Burnt Bridge's population shrank by 27.6% to 110, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 30.0, it is younger than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 13.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.6%.

26.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 47.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $1,218 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 13.3% use a language other than English at home. 38.7% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Burnt Bridge beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureBurnt BridgeNSWAustralia
Population1108,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016−27.6%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age30.039.038.0
Households282,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting26.1%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright47.8%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,218$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$178$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,167$1,863
Born overseas0.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home13.3%28.2%23.6%
No religion38.7%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

−27.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 902011
  2. 1522016
  3. 1102021

Age

Median age 30.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Burnt Bridge New South Wales
Share of people by age, Burnt Bridge and New South Wales
0–913.6%
10–1915.5%
20–2924.5%
30–392.7%
40–494.5%
50–5923.6%
60–698.2%
70–793.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Burnt Bridge at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal90.7%
  2. Australian24.7%
  3. Irish3.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages14.1%

Country of birth

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

Around Burnt Bridge

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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