14,361 ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14,592
- 2016: 14,608
- 2021: 14,361
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Parkes · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Parkes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence marks Parkes, with 13.1% of the population identifying as such. This is well above the national figure. The community is diverse in age, though the overall population shrank by 1.6% since 2011 to 14,361 people.
14,361
▼ -1.6%
- 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 Parkes — higher than 53% of areas.
| Parkes | 14,361 |
|---|---|
| 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 in Parkes is 41, making the area noticeably older than the national average. This figure has climbed by two years since 2011.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over has risen to 20.7%, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
20.7% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Parkes splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, rising 4.8 points since 2011. In terms of relationships, 44.3% of people are married, and those in de facto relationships now make up 12.2% of the population.
13.1% ▲ +58.1%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Parkes, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16200/parkes/topic/demographics-identity