130 ▼ -65.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 372
- 2016: 145
- 2021: 130
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Capertee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Capertee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Capertee, where 40% of the 130 residents fall into this bracket. This is a notably mature area with a typical resident aged 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
130
▼ -65.1%
- 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 Capertee — lower than 55% of areas.
| Capertee | 130 |
|---|---|
| 2846, NSW | 253 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, making Capertee far older than most other areas and much older than the New South Wales average of 39.
53 yrs ▲ +10.4%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to a very small number of children under 15, at just 7.7%.
30.0% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% ▼ -55.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Capertee, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.5% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. About 36.8% of residents are married.
8.5% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Capertee, the largest group is Married at 36%, followed by Divorced (27%) and Never married (26%).
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 Capertee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10801/capertee/topic/demographics-identity