6,335 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,642
- 2016: 6,044
- 2021: 6,335
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Adamstown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Adamstown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a third of the 6,335 people in Adamstown are young adults aged 25 to 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than the state average, with a typical resident aged 36. It is one of the largest populations for an area of this level.
6,335
▲ +12.3%
- 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 Adamstown — higher than 86% of areas.
| Adamstown | 6,335 |
|---|---|
| 2289, NSW | 20,257 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 36, which is much lower than most similar areas. This makes Adamstown noticeably younger than New South Wales and a little younger than the national figure.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults make up the biggest age group at 30.6%. Residents aged 65 and over represent 14.2% of the population, which is well below the figures for both the state and the nation.
14.2% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Adamstown, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of the population, which is well above the national and state figures. About 3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a rate higher than most similar areas.
3.0% ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Adamstown, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (37%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Adamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10016/adamstown/topic/demographics-identity