209 ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 293
- 2016: 168
- 2021: 209
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Araluen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Araluen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Araluen is 53, making the area far older than the New South Wales average by 14 years. This community of 209 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
209
▼ -28.7%
- 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 Araluen — higher than 54% of areas.
| Araluen | 209 |
|---|---|
| 2622, NSW | 4,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 209 people is larger than about 55% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 53.
53 yrs ▼ -1.9%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at only 14.4%.
26.8% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Araluen, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.4%. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Araluen, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (23%).
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 Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10071/araluen/topic/demographics-identity