8,931 ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8,656
- 2016: 8,836
- 2021: 8,931
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glen Innes Severn · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Glen Innes Severn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most of the country defines daily life in Glen Innes Severn. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is reflected in a high number of seniors and a small proportion of children.
8,931
▲ +3.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Glen Innes Severn — lower than 56% of areas.
| Glen Innes Severn | 8,931 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Glen Innes Severn grew by 3.2% since 2011 to reach 8,931 people. Residents have aged over the last decade, with the typical age rising by 4 years to 50.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 28.3% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is linked to a shrinking number of children, who now make up only 15.3% of the population.
28.3% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glen Innes Severn splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.6% of the community, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Marriage is common here, with 44.2% of residents being married.
7.6% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glen Innes Severn, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Glen Innes Severn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13010/glen-innes-severn/topic/demographics-identity