416 ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 453
- 2016: 454
- 2021: 416
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Comboyne · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Comboyne
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Comboyne is 55 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. With a population of 416 people, the community is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors and fewer children than usual.
416
▼ -8.2%
- 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 Comboyne — higher than 62% of areas.
| Comboyne | 416 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 9,650 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 55, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales or across Australia.
55 yrs ▲ +7.8%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at 14.7%.
30.5% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Comboyne splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.2% of the population, well above the New South Wales figure.
3.8% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Comboyne, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Comboyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10992/comboyne/topic/demographics-identity