Combara · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Combara

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

A striking 28.6% of residents are children under 15, making Combara an area with a very high proportion of young people. This sparsely populated place has only 28 people in total, with a population that is notably older than the national typical age of 38.

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Where Combara sits — Total population

28
  • 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 Combara — lower than 82% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Combara28
2829, NSW 2,965
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is small at 28 people, which is lower than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40 years old, slightly older than the state figure of 39.

28

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 79
  • 2021: 28

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

40 yrs

Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 40 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both make up large shares of the population, at 28.6% and 25% respectively. Both groups are well above the national figures, with children being far more common here than across Australia.

25.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

28.6%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.5%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Combara splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (24%) and Youth (15–24) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, no one is in a de facto partnership, which is far below the state and national rates.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Combara, Married is the majority at 57%; Divorced is next at 24%.

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: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 3 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: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 5 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Combara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10990/combara/topic/demographics-identity