20,717 ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18,930
- 2016: 19,366
- 2021: 20,717
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Snowy Mountains · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Snowy Mountains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents and a growing number of couples define the daily life of Snowy Mountains. This region is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 43 and a population that grew by 9.4% since 2011 to reach 20,717 people.
20,717
▲ +9.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Snowy Mountains — lower than 86% of areas.
| Snowy Mountains | 20,717 |
|---|---|
| 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 person here is 43, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This age has risen by two years since 2011.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Older than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults make up the largest group at 28.6%, while seniors aged 65 and over now account for 20% of the population. Meanwhile, children under 15 have fallen to 16.2%, which is a little below the national figure.
20.0% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Snowy Mountains splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 14.2%. Around 3.1% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.1% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Snowy Mountains, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (37%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Snowy Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10103/snowy-mountains/topic/demographics-identity