5,971 ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6,034
- 2016: 6,048
- 2021: 5,971
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Uralla · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Uralla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than the national average, Uralla is a community where the typical resident is 47. This age gap is driven by a significant rise in the senior population, while the overall population has shrank slightly to 5,971 people since 2011.
5,971
▼ -1.0%
- 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 Uralla — lower than 63% of areas.
| Uralla | 5,971 |
|---|---|
| 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, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This age has climbed by 4 years since 2011.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 23.1% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. This group has grown by 7.3 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell by 3.5 points.
23.1% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Uralla, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. This proportion rose 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +61.9%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Uralla, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Uralla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17650/uralla/topic/demographics-identity