4,577 ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,451
- 2016: 3,927
- 2021: 4,577
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Calala · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Calala
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents define Calala, where the typical person is just 33. This is six years younger than the New South Wales average, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of children and young adults.
4,577
▲ +32.6%
- 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 Calala — higher than 86% of areas.
| Calala | 4,577 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 52,436 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 4,577 people, Calala is larger than about 89% of similar areas. Its residents are noticeably younger than those in the rest of the state and the nation.
33 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 23.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, the 14.4% of people aged 65 and over is well below the state average.
14.4% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.4% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Calala splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also a little more common here than across Australia.
11.0% ▲ +145.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Calala, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Calala
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10747/calala/topic/demographics-identity