89 ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98
- 2016: 78
- 2021: 89
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cabbage Tree Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cabbage Tree Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 84 percentage points separates Cabbage Tree Island from the rest of the state in terms of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity. This is a very young place where the typical resident is just 21 years old.
89
▼ -9.2%
- 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 Cabbage Tree Island — lower than 62% of areas.
| Cabbage Tree Island | 89 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 12,899 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 89 residents. These residents are far younger than those in the rest of Australia, with a typical age of 21.
21 yrs ▼ -19.2%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 21 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 38.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, there are no people aged 65 and over living here.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
38.2% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cabbage Tree Island, Children (0–14) is the majority at 55%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong, with 87.6% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. This high percentage of young people is reflected in relationship trends, as 16% are in de facto partnerships, well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%.
87.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 92.3%
- 2021: 87.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▲ +246.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cabbage Tree Island, Never married is the majority at 100%.
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 Cabbage Tree Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10736/cabbage-tree-island/topic/demographics-identity