116 ▲ +110.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55
- 2016: 107
- 2021: 116
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Apsley · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Apsley, where the typical resident is 47. This sparsely populated area is home to 116 people and has a very high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Apsley — lower than 56% of areas.
| Apsley | 116 |
|---|---|
| 2820, NSW | 7,378 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, making Apsley far older than the national figure of 38. There are 116 people living in the area.
116 ▲ +110.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
47 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 19% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
30.2% ▲ +101.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Apsley splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 22.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the 3.2% national figure. This is alongside a higher rate of de facto relationships at 17.8%, well above the national average of 11.5%.
22.4% ▼ -65.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▲ +167.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Apsley, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Apsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10068/apsley/topic/demographics-identity