21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Curlew Waters · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Curlew Waters
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Population numbers in Curlew Waters have remained very small, with just 21 people living in the area. This sparsely populated place is now shaped by a high proportion of Indigenous residents and a notable lack of children.
21
—
- 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 Curlew Waters — lower than 85% of areas.
| Curlew Waters | 21 |
|---|---|
| 2672, NSW | 1,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is just 21 people, making it smaller than about 85% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, a figure far below the national average. While 14.3% of residents are seniors, this is still a little below the Australian figure of 17.2%.
14.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Curlew Waters, Youth (15–24) is the majority at 56%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 23.8% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 34.8% of residents have never married.
23.8% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Curlew Waters, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (29%) and Separated (24%).
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 Curlew Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11169/curlew-waters/topic/demographics-identity