204 ▼ -55.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 459
- 2016: 174
- 2021: 204
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carool · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Carool, where the typical resident is 49 years old. This small community of 204 people is notably older than most other similar areas in the region.
204
▼ -55.6%
- 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 Carool — higher than 54% of areas.
| Carool | 204 |
|---|---|
| 2486, NSW | 32,838 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49 years old, making Carool far older than the national figure of 38. This reflects a broader trend of an ageing population compared to both the state and the country.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 only 9.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why 24% of residents are seniors, a proportion that is well above the own state average of 17.6%.
24.0% ▲ +72.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.8% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Carool, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 5.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 8.4%.
5.9% ▲ +144.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Carool splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 16%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Carool
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Carool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10821/carool/topic/demographics-identity