70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 70
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Charleys Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Charleys Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Charleys Forest is now 55, making the area far older than the national figure. With only 70 people living here, it is a sparsely populated place where half the population are older adults aged 45 to 64.
70
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- 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 Charleys Forest — lower than 67% of areas.
| Charleys Forest | 70 |
|---|---|
| 2622, NSW | 4,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. There are 70 people living in the area.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 15.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.6%, a figure slightly above the national average.
18.6% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Charleys Forest, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 51%; Seniors (65+) is next at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 11.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 5.9%, which is much lower than most areas.
11.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Charleys Forest, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (22%) and Divorced (19%).
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 Charleys Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10885/charleys-forest/topic/demographics-identity