5,580 ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5,040
- 2016: 5,301
- 2021: 5,580
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oberon · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Oberon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are far more common in Oberon than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 47, which is nine years older than the national figure. This ageing trend is clear across the community, with the population growing by 11% to 5,580 people since 2011.
5,580
▲ +10.7%
- 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 Oberon — lower than 65% of areas.
| Oberon | 5,580 |
|---|---|
| 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 typical resident is 47, making Oberon far older than both the state and national averages. This age has climbed by 6 years since the 2011 census.
47 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
One in four residents is now aged 65 or over, a figure well above the national average that has risen by 8 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 17.1%.
24.9% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Oberon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. De facto relationships have also become slightly more common, now accounting for 12.9% of residents.
4.7% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oberon, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16100/oberon/topic/demographics-identity