37 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47
- 2021: 37
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cavan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cavan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
No children under 15 live in Cavan, making it a remarkably adult-only area. This sparsely populated place is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 50.
37
—
- 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 Cavan — lower than 78% of areas.
| Cavan | 37 |
|---|---|
| 2582, NSW | 13,693 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cavan is a small community of just 37 people. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and the country.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors, who make up 70.2% of the area. This explains why there are no children under 15, a figure far below the national average of 18.2%.
27.0% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cavan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. About 12.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cavan splits fairly evenly between Never married (38%) and Married (34%), with Divorced at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cavan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cavan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10860/cavan/topic/demographics-identity