243 ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 316
- 2016: 251
- 2021: 243
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Darbys Falls · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Darbys Falls
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 243 people now call Darbys Falls home, with a demographic profile that has skewed significantly older over time. The area is far older than the national average, with the typical resident being 55 years old.
243
▼ -23.1%
- 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 Darbys Falls — higher than 57% of areas.
| Darbys Falls | 243 |
|---|---|
| 2793, NSW | 1,074 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
55 yrs ▲ +5.8%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 50 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 31.3% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 12.3%.
31.3% ▲ +68.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Darbys Falls splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.7% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most residents are married, accounting for 54.3% of the population.
10.7% ▲ +276.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Darbys Falls, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Darbys Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11206/darbys-falls/topic/demographics-identity