2,267 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,180
- 2016: 2,268
- 2021: 2,267
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coniston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Coniston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer children live in Coniston than in the state or national average. This small suburb is home to 2,267 people, with a typical resident aged 39. This is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure.
2,267
▲ +4.0%
- 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 Coniston — higher than 80% of areas.
| Coniston | 2,267 |
|---|---|
| 2500, NSW | 43,472 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Coniston has a total population of 2,267, which is larger than about 81% of similar areas.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 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 14.2% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia and New South Wales. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over are a little above the national figure at 19.7%.
19.7% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coniston splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national average. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.7%, a little above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
2.5% ▲ +79.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coniston, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (38%) 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 Coniston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11010/coniston/topic/demographics-identity