591 ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 516
- 2016: 523
- 2021: 591
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arrawarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arrawarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people living in Arrawarra are aged 65 or older, making it a remarkably senior community. The typical resident is 66, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This strong tilt towards older age groups defines the local population profile.
591
▲ +14.5%
- 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 Arrawarra — higher than 67% of areas.
| Arrawarra | 591 |
|---|---|
| 2456, NSW | 17,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Arrawarra has 591 residents, which is larger than about 69% of similar areas. The typical person here is 66 years old, far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
66 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66 yrs
- 2016: 67 yrs
- 2021: 66 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age gap is stark, with seniors making up 52.5% of the population—far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 3.0%.
52.5% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.0% ▼ -64.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arrawarra, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. People in de facto relationships make up 7.5% of the population, well below the national figure of 11.5%.
3.7% ▲ +113.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arrawarra, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (21%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Arrawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10089/arrawarra/topic/demographics-identity