40 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 40
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Amosfield · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Amosfield is 63 years old, making this one of the oldest areas of its kind. With only 40 people living here, it is a sparsely populated place where seniors make up a huge portion of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Amosfield — lower than 76% of areas.
| Amosfield | 40 |
|---|---|
| 4380 crosses QLD/NSW | 8,093 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with just 40 residents. This makes it smaller than about 76% of similar areas.
40 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
63 yrs —
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older people dominate the area, with those aged 65 and over making up 40% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is far below the New South Wales average at only 7.5%.
40.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Amosfield, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 55%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 34%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married, accounting for 57.6% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Amosfield, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Amosfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10050/amosfield/topic/demographics-identity