206 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 210
- 2021: 206
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clergate · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 206 people living in Clergate are married. This small community has a strong Indigenous presence and a higher proportion of children than most similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the area noticeably older than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clergate — higher than 54% of areas.
| Clergate | 206 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | 48,283 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Clergate is home to 206 people, which is a larger population than about 55% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
206 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over account for 17.5%, a figure about the same as both the state and the country.
17.5% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Clergate, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships account for only 6.0%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
6.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Clergate, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Clergate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10928/clergate/topic/demographics-identity