196 ▲ +117.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90
- 2016: 202
- 2021: 196
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caroona · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caroona
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher share of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Caroona than in the rest of the state. This small community of 196 people is notably young, with a huge proportion of children and very few seniors compared to national figures.
196
▲ +117.8%
- 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 Caroona — higher than 53% of areas.
| Caroona | 196 |
|---|---|
| 2343, NSW | 4,858 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 40, making the area a little older than the New South Wales and Australian averages.
40 yrs ▲ +29.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 30.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the share of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas at just 12.8%.
12.8% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.1% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caroona splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half the population (52.6%) are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas.
52.6% ▼ -45.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.7%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▼ -56.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caroona, Never married is the majority at 54%; Married is next at 34%.
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 Caroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10822/caroona/topic/demographics-identity