78 ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 221
- 2016: 77
- 2021: 78
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Crowdy Head · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Crowdy Head is 63 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is heavily skewed towards seniors, who make up half of the entire population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Crowdy Head — lower than 65% of areas.
| Crowdy Head | 78 |
|---|---|
| 2427, NSW | 3,463 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small at 78 people. This is smaller than about 63% of similar areas.
78 ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
63 yrs ▲ +14.5%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 50% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. In contrast, children under 15 are very rare here, accounting for just 3.8% of residents.
50.0% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.8% ▼ -63.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Crowdy Head, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 48%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Youth (15–24) (9%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Most residents are married (72.6%), while those in de facto relationships are much lower than the national figure at 5.3%.
3.8% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.3% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Crowdy Head, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Crowdy Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11131/crowdy-head/topic/demographics-identity