159,310 ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 124,673
- 2016: 139,692
- 2021: 159,310
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Penrith · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Penrith
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Growth has been rapid in Penrith, where the population climbed by 28% since 2011 to reach 159,310 people. This is a noticeably young area where the typical resident is 35, which is younger than the national figure of 38. The community is expanding quickly while remaining far younger than most other regions.
159,310
▲ +27.8%
- 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 Penrith — higher than 88% of areas.
| Penrith | 159,310 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Penrith is among the largest areas of its kind, having added about 34,637 people over the last decade. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales average of 39.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 21.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, at 12.9%.
12.9% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Penrith, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.0% of the population, a figure that is a little above the national 3.2% and has risen since 2011. Most residents are married (46.3%) or have never been married (37.3%).
5.0% ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Penrith, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12403/penrith/topic/demographics-identity