305 ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 176
- 2016: 337
- 2021: 305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carroll · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carroll
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Younger families and a strong Indigenous presence shape the daily life of Carroll. The typical resident is only 37, making the area a little younger than the New South Wales average. With 305 people living here, it is larger than about 61% of similar areas.
305
▲ +73.3%
- 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 Carroll — higher than 59% of areas.
| Carroll | 305 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 52,436 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Carroll is 37, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs ▼ -7.5%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 24.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while the 11.8% of seniors is well below the New South Wales average.
11.8% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.6% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Carroll splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas, at 14.5%.
15.7% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carroll, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Carroll
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Carroll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10831/carroll/topic/demographics-identity