7,317 ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,742
- 2016: 7,009
- 2021: 7,317
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Allambie Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Allambie Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents have become more common in Allambie Heights, where the typical person is now 43. This makes the area noticeably older than the national figure. Despite this trend, it remains a place with a high number of children.
7,317
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Allambie Heights — higher than 87% of areas.
| Allambie Heights | 7,317 |
|---|---|
| 2100, NSW | 21,973 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Allambie Heights is among the largest areas of its kind with 7,317 people. The typical resident's age of 43 is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over also make up a little more of the population than the state average at 19.3%.
19.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Allambie Heights, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 7.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are at 0.7%, a little below the national rate of 3.2%.
0.7% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Allambie Heights, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Allambie Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10036/allambie-heights/topic/demographics-identity