21,142 ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20,780
- 2016: 21,783
- 2021: 21,142
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cabramatta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cabramatta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 21,142 people makes Cabramatta one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure. Most people here fall into the older adult or young adult brackets, creating a balanced mix of ages across the suburb.
21,142
▲ +1.7%
- 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 Cabramatta — higher than 90% of areas.
| Cabramatta | 21,142 |
|---|---|
| 2166, NSW | 54,184 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cabramatta is among the largest areas at this level with 21,142 residents. The typical person living here is 40, which is slightly older than the usual resident in New South Wales and Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 15.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.5%, a figure that is a little below the state average.
16.5% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cabramatta splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales average. People in de facto relationships make up just 5% of the population, a figure much lower than most other areas.
0.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cabramatta, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10738/cabramatta/topic/demographics-identity