67 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55
- 2021: 67
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carabost · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carabost
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Carabost is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is mostly made up of older adults and seniors, with a much smaller proportion of children than is usual across New South Wales.
67
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- 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 Carabost — lower than 67% of areas.
| Carabost | 67 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 61,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 67 people, making it smaller than about 66% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the state and national averages.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 29.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 14.9%.
29.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Carabost splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 27.5%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.5% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carabost, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Carabost
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Carabost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10804/carabost/topic/demographics-identity