24 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13
- 2021: 24
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Calamia · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Calamia is now 54 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place is home to just 24 people, with a population structure heavily weighted towards older adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Calamia — lower than 84% of areas.
| Calamia | 24 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 31,079 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 24 people living here. This makes Calamia smaller than about 83% of similar areas.
24 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 or seniors aged 65 and over, figures that are far below the state and national averages. Instead, the area is mostly made up of older adults aged 45 to 64, who account for 58.3% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Calamia, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 64%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 36%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 12.5% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
12.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Calamia, Never married is the majority at 67%; Married is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Calamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10748/calamia/topic/demographics-identity