611 ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 743
- 2016: 610
- 2021: 611
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Captains Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Captains Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 40% of people in Captains Flat are married, making it a place where traditional and non-traditional partnerships both stand out. The area is home to 611 people and has a slightly older typical resident than the national figure. It is a community where Indigenous identity and diverse relationship types are more common than in most similar areas.
611
▼ -17.8%
- 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 Captains Flat — higher than 68% of areas.
| Captains Flat | 611 |
|---|---|
| 2623, NSW | 611 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38. This population of 611 is larger than about 69% of similar areas.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 38 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 19.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.4%, a figure that is well below the state average.
14.4% ▲ +84.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Captains Flat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.2% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. People in de facto relationships are also very common at 19.9%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%.
6.2% ▲ +100.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.9% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Captains Flat splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 14%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Captains Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10803/captains-flat/topic/demographics-identity