445 ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 360
- 2016: 382
- 2021: 445
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lord Howe Island · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Lord Howe Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 445 people living on Lord Howe Island are married. This small community has grown by 24% since 2011 and is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 46.
445
▲ +23.6%
- 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 Lord Howe Island — lower than 99% of areas.
| Lord Howe Island | 445 |
|---|---|
| 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 population grew by about 85 people between 2011 and 2021. While the typical resident is 46, this is 2 years younger than it was in 2011.
46 yrs ▼ -4.2%
Older than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is noticeably older than the state average, while children under 15 make up a smaller slice of the population at 16.4%.
22.5% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lord Howe Island splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 19.4%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Only 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure a little below the state and national averages.
1.1% ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lord Howe Island, the largest group is Married at 47%, 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 Lord Howe Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10803/lord-howe-island/topic/demographics-identity