12,023 ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,420
- 2016: 10,590
- 2021: 12,023
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arncliffe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arncliffe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live here than in most similar areas, making Arncliffe a noticeably younger place. The typical resident is just 34 years old, which is five years younger than the New South Wales average. This is one of the largest populations at this level, with 12,023 people living in the area.
12,023
▲ +42.8%
- 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 Arncliffe — higher than 88% of areas.
| Arncliffe | 12,023 |
|---|---|
| 2205, NSW | 25,338 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Arncliffe is home to 12,023 people. The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 39.7%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 12.6% of the population, which is well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
12.6% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arncliffe, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (20%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 43.3% of residents have never married and 42.5% are married. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.8% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.8% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +102.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Arncliffe splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Arncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10087/arncliffe/topic/demographics-identity