907 ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 947
- 2016: 868
- 2021: 907
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clunes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Clunes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents and a high number of couples shape the daily life of Clunes, where the typical person is 43. This age is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The town has a total population of 907 people.
907
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Clunes — higher than 72% of areas.
| Clunes | 907 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales (39) or across Australia (38).
43 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 19.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.1% of the community, about the same as the state and national averages.
18.1% ▲ +80.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Clunes, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 15.6% of the area, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.4% of the population, a little below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
2.4% ▲ +155.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clunes, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10938/clunes/topic/demographics-identity