1,358 ▲ +108.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 653
- 2016: 1,326
- 2021: 1,358
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Callaghan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Callaghan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Callaghan is just 20 years old, making this one of the youngest areas in the country. This stark age gap defines daily life here, as almost every person in the community is a student or young adult.
1,358
▲ +108.0%
- 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 Callaghan — higher than 75% of areas.
| Callaghan | 1,358 |
|---|---|
| 2308, NSW | 1,358 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,358 people, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. This group is far younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 20 compared to the Australian average of 38.
20 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20 yrs
- 2016: 20 yrs
- 2021: 20 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is almost entirely made up of youth aged 15 to 24, who account for 97.6% of the population. Consequently, there are no children under 15 or seniors aged 65 and over, figures that are far below those for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Callaghan, Youth (15–24) is the majority at 97%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 2%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly everyone here has never been married, with 99.9% of residents in this category. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.9% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.9% ▲ +134.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Callaghan, Never married is the majority at 100%; Married is next at 0%.
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 Callaghan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10754/callaghan/topic/demographics-identity