21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arable · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A tiny population of just 21 people lives in Arable, where the age profile has shifted toward a much younger group. While the typical resident is 46, the area now has a very high proportion of children compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Arable — lower than 85% of areas.
| Arable | 21 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 8,876 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 21 residents. People here are typically 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 38.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, there are no seniors aged 65 and over, a figure far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
38.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Arable, Children (0–14) is the majority at 62%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 38%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Arable, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Arable [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10069/arable/topic/demographics-identity