131 ▼ -60.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 329
- 2016: 175
- 2021: 131
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Castle Rock · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Castle Rock
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older typical resident of 44 years marks the current demographic shift in Castle Rock. This sparsely populated area now has a population of 131 people. It is characterised by a high proportion of Indigenous residents and a strong presence of children compared to other similar places.
131
▼ -60.2%
- 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 Castle Rock — lower than 54% of areas.
| Castle Rock | 131 |
|---|---|
| 2333, NSW | 13,795 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age is around the middle for similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +29.4%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 19.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at just 13%.
13.0% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Castle Rock, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 3.2%. Most people here are married, accounting for 53.8% of the community.
7.6% ▲ +179.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Castle Rock, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 39%.
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 Castle Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10847/castle-rock/topic/demographics-identity