111,740 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 105,900
- 2016: 108,036
- 2021: 111,740
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 111,000 people now live in Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote, making it larger than about 81% of similar areas. The community is slightly older than the national average, with a population that has grown by 5.5% since 2011.
111,740
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote — higher than 80% of areas.
| Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote | 111,740 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 5,840 people between 2011 and 2021. The typical resident is now 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Older than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.5% of the area, a little above the national figure. At the same time, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 5.1 points since 2011 to reach 17.6%.
17.6% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. De facto relationships are much lower here than in most areas, though the share rose 2.7 points since 2011 to 8.9%.
1.4% ▲ +71.9%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12802/sutherland-menai-heathcote/topic/demographics-identity