Cleveland · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Cleveland

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Zero residents aged 65 and over makes Cleveland (NSW) a place with a far younger profile than the state or national average. This sparsely populated area has only 22 people and is notably missing the senior population typical of other Australian communities.

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Where Cleveland sits — Total population

22
  • 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 Cleveland — lower than 85% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Cleveland22
2530, NSW 35,038
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is just 22 people, making it smaller than about 84% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.

22

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21
  • 2021: 22

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

39 yrs

Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47 yrs
  • 2021: 39 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 13.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Young people aged 15 to 24 are the largest group at 22.7%, while there are no seniors aged 65 and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

13.6%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Cleveland, the largest group is Youth (15–24) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (20%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.

Marital status

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In Cleveland, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 47%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10929/cleveland/topic/demographics-identity