210 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 168
- 2016: 221
- 2021: 210
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blue Knob · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blue Knob
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines daily life in Blue Knob, where the typical resident is 58. This makes the area much older than both the state and national averages, with a small total population of 210 people.
210
▲ +25.0%
- 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 Blue Knob — higher than 55% of areas.
| Blue Knob | 210 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Blue Knob is larger than about 55% of similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +13.7%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up 70% of the population, meaning children under 15 are far below the state average at just 6.7%. People aged 65 and over are much more common here than in most areas.
30.0% ▲ +95.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.7% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blue Knob, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales average.
3.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blue Knob, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (26%) and Divorced (20%).
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 Blue Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10415/blue-knob/topic/demographics-identity