30,584 ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29,547
- 2016: 30,196
- 2021: 30,584
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Hunter · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Upper Hunter
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong sense of family and heritage shapes daily life in the Upper Hunter. The area has a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than most similar regions. With 30,584 residents, the population has grown by 3.5% since 2011.
30,584
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Upper Hunter — lower than 78% of areas.
| Upper Hunter | 30,584 |
|---|---|
| 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 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. This is a little older than the national typical age and reflects a local trend of residents getting older since 2011.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 20.0% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 4.5 points since 2011 to reach 17.8%.
17.8% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Upper Hunter splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is prominent here, with 9.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common than in most areas, at 14.8%.
9.5% ▲ +101.5%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Hunter, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Upper Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10604/upper-hunter/topic/demographics-identity