445 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 513
- 2016: 420
- 2021: 445
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arakoon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arakoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Arakoon is now 59, making the area far older than most other parts of the country. This small community of 445 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors, with nearly a third of the population aged 65 and over.
445
▼ -13.3%
- 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 Arakoon — higher than 63% of areas.
| Arakoon | 445 |
|---|---|
| 2431, NSW | 5,628 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Arakoon is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 59. The total population of 445 is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
59 yrs ▲ +15.7%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 heavily skewed toward older residents, with 32.6% aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.5% of the population, a figure well below the state and national averages.
32.6% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Arakoon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 2.0% of the community, a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.0% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arakoon, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Arakoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10070/arakoon/topic/demographics-identity