3,131 ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,303
- 2016: 3,109
- 2021: 3,131
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alfords Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alfords Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Alfords Point is 43, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national averages. The community has a population of 3,131 people, with a strong majority of adults living in married households.
3,131
▼ -5.2%
- 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 Alfords Point — higher than 84% of areas.
| Alfords Point | 3,131 |
|---|---|
| 2234, NSW | 30,648 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 85% of similar areas. Residents here are older than the national figure, with a typical age that is 5 years higher than across Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced, with children under 15 making up 17.3% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.2%, a figure slightly lower than the state average.
16.2% ▲ +137.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Alfords Point, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 60.5% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas. Only 1.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average.
1.0% ▲ +172.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.4% ▲ +61.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alfords Point, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Alfords Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10031/alfords-point/topic/demographics-identity