Adaminaby · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Adaminaby

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Adaminaby is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This gap highlights a population skewed toward older adults and seniors. With 339 people living here, the area is larger than about 62% of similar places.

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📍 Adaminaby, Suburb / Locality

Where Adaminaby sits — Total population

339 ▲ +50.0%
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Adaminaby — higher than 60% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Adaminaby339
2629, NSW 534
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 52, making this area far older than both New South Wales and the rest of Australia. This is much higher than most similar areas.

339 ▲ +50.0%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 226
  • 2016: 301
  • 2021: 339

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

52 yrs ▲ +15.6%

Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 45 yrs
  • 2016: 55 yrs
  • 2021: 52 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 28.3% of the population, which is far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.7%.

28.3% ▲ +14.8%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.7% ▲ +28.8%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Adaminaby splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.7%, which is far above the state figure. About 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national average.

20.7% ▲ +153.3%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Adaminaby, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (14%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 5 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 11 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 11 males; 75–79: 19 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 14 males; 70–74: 8 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 14 males; 65–69: 6 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 20 males; 60–64: 21 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 12 males; 55–59: 13 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 11 males; 50–54: 10 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 12 males; 45–49: 11 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 7 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 10 males; 35–39: 11 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 9 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 6 males; 25–29: 11 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 7 males; 20–24: 6 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 14 males; 10–14: 11 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 13 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 8 males; 0–4: 3 females

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 Adaminaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10015/adaminaby/topic/demographics-identity