174 ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 214
- 2016: 185
- 2021: 174
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caragabal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caragabal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 174 people live in Caragabal, where a high number of children has shifted the community's feel. The area is now noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 42.
174
▼ -18.7%
- 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 Caragabal — higher than 50% of areas.
| Caragabal | 174 |
|---|---|
| 2810, NSW | 3,132 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. At this level, the population is larger than about 52% of similar areas.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 16.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
16.7% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caragabal splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 5.7% of the population, which is a little above the state average of 3.4%. Most adults are married (61.3%), while those in de facto relationships are far below the national figure of 11.5%.
5.7% ▲ +308.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caragabal, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Caragabal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10805/caragabal/topic/demographics-identity