1,384 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,280
- 2016: 1,443
- 2021: 1,384
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cardiff Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cardiff Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 1,384 people now calls Cardiff Heights home. The area has become noticeably older than the national average, with a striking one-quarter of the community now aged 65 or over.
1,384
▲ +8.1%
- 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 Cardiff Heights — higher than 75% of areas.
| Cardiff Heights | 1,384 |
|---|---|
| 2285, NSW | 33,869 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales or across Australia.
44 yrs ▼ -8.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 24.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This group is the largest age bracket, followed closely by older adults aged 45 to 64 at 24.7%.
24.9% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cardiff Heights splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of the residents are married, while 12.4% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. About 2.5% of the community identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
2.5% ▲ +249.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +92.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cardiff Heights, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Cardiff Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10809/cardiff-heights/topic/demographics-identity