85,022 ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 70,005
- 2016: 75,205
- 2021: 85,022
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Macquarie - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Lake Macquarie - West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Lake Macquarie - West, where the typical resident is 42. The area has grown significantly, adding about 15,017 people since 2011. It is now a large community of over 85,000 people with a strong proportion of seniors.
85,022
▲ +21.5%
- 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 Lake Macquarie - West — higher than 69% of areas.
| Lake Macquarie - West | 85,022 |
|---|---|
| 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 21% since 2011 to reach 85,022 people. This community is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 42.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Older than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 3.8 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 has barely changed.
22.8% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lake Macquarie - West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. This proportion rose by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
6.4% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Macquarie - West, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Lake Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11102/lake-macquarie-west/topic/demographics-identity