6,415 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5,878
- 2016: 6,295
- 2021: 6,415
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Junee · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Junee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Junee than in most similar areas. The population has grown by 9.1% since 2011 to reach 6,415 people. The area is slightly older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 41.
6,415
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Junee — lower than 62% of areas.
| Junee | 6,415 |
|---|---|
| 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 grew by about 537 people since 2011, reaching a total of 6,415. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 19.4% of the population, a figure that rose 5.1 points since 2011. This helps explain why the area is older, as the share of children under 15 fell to 16.4% over the same period.
19.4% ▲ +35.1%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Junee splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 9.2% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most residents are married (45.5%) or have never married (37.2%).
9.2% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Junee, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Junee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14300/junee/topic/demographics-identity