2,931 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,963
- 2016: 2,830
- 2021: 2,931
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cardiff South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cardiff South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors than most similar areas live in Cardiff South, where 2,931 people now reside. This is a relatively young community, with a typical resident aged 38 and a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than the national average.
2,931
▼ -1.1%
- 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 South — higher than 83% of areas.
| Cardiff South | 2,931 |
|---|---|
| 2285, NSW | 33,869 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cardiff South is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Its typical resident is 38, which is much lower than most areas and a little younger than the New South Wales figure.
38 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 14.5% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Children under 15 account for 18.3%, sitting right around the middle for its level.
14.5% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cardiff South splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also a little more common here than in the rest of Australia.
6.7% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cardiff South splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10810/cardiff-south/topic/demographics-identity