1,881 ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,844
- 2016: 1,846
- 2021: 1,881
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blacksmiths · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blacksmiths
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of the population are older adults aged 45 to 64, making Blacksmiths a mature community. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is seen in the high proportion of seniors and a relatively small number of children.
1,881
▲ +2.0%
- 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 Blacksmiths — higher than 78% of areas.
| Blacksmiths | 1,881 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 15,323 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,881, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of New South Wales.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 28% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 13.5%.
28.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blacksmiths splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national average. In terms of relationships, 43.5% of residents are married, while 9.7% are in a de facto relationship, slightly below the national figure.
7.0% ▲ +63.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blacksmiths, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Blacksmiths [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10395/blacksmiths/topic/demographics-identity