605,118 ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 523,608
- 2016: 571,416
- 2021: 605,118
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sydney - Inner South West · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Sydney - Inner South West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 605,000 people now live in Sydney - Inner South West, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The region is a little younger than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 37. It has seen significant growth over the last decade, adding about 81,510 new residents.
605,118
▲ +15.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Inner South West — higher than 92% of areas.
| Sydney - Inner South West | 605,118 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew 16% since 2011 to reach 605,118. Residents here are a little younger than those in New South Wales and Australia, though the typical age rose by one year since 2011.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 29.9%. Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both sit around 16% to 18%, which is about the same as or a little below the state and national figures.
15.9% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sydney - Inner South West, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. At 6.4%, the share of people in de facto relationships is well below the national figure, despite rising 1.9 points since 2011.
0.7% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sydney - Inner South West, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) 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 Sydney - Inner South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/119/sydney-inner-south-west/topic/demographics-identity