10,755 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,381
- 2016: 10,612
- 2021: 10,755
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Croydon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Croydon is 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This larger community of 10,755 people is characterized by a strong presence of older adults and seniors, with fewer children than the state average.
10,755
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Croydon — higher than 87% of areas.
| Croydon | 10,755 |
|---|---|
| 2132, NSW | 10,755 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 10,755 residents, Croydon is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person living here is 42, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 are a little below the state average at 15.8%.
20.1% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Croydon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Additionally, those in de facto relationships make up 8.6% of the population, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
0.4% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% ▲ +46.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Croydon, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11135/croydon/topic/demographics-identity