182 ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 278
- 2016: 208
- 2021: 182
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arding · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arding
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Arding is 53 years old, making the community far older than the national average. With nearly 30% of people aged 65 and over, this is a place where seniors are much more common than in most similar areas. The population totals 182 people.
182
▼ -34.5%
- 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 Arding — higher than 51% of areas.
| Arding | 182 |
|---|---|
| 2358, NSW | 3,727 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the typical person in Australia (38) or New South Wales (39).
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents dominate the area, with 29.1% aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.7% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
29.1% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Arding splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (59.7%), while those in de facto relationships make up just 6.9%, a figure well below the national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.7% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.9% ▲ +64.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arding, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Arding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10076/arding/topic/demographics-identity