1,248 ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,055
- 2016: 1,171
- 2021: 1,248
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Castlereagh · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Castlereagh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 1,248 people living in Castlereagh are married. This is a relatively young community where the typical resident is 38, though there are far more children here than in most similar areas.
1,248
▲ +18.3%
- 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 Castlereagh — higher than 74% of areas.
| Castlereagh | 1,248 |
|---|---|
| 2749, NSW | 17,029 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,248, which is larger than about 76% of similar areas. Residents are a little younger than the New South Wales typical age of 39.
38 yrs ▼ -5.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 22.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over represent 17.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
17.9% ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Castlereagh splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.4%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
3.4% ▲ +343.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▲ +93.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Castlereagh, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Castlereagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10849/castlereagh/topic/demographics-identity