95 ▼ -63.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 260
- 2016: 115
- 2021: 95
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Darkes Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Darkes Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Darkes Forest is 45, making the population noticeably older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated area has just 95 people, with a demographic profile skewed toward older adults.
95
▼ -63.5%
- 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 Darkes Forest — lower than 60% of areas.
| Darkes Forest | 95 |
|---|---|
| 2508, NSW | 9,346 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 95 residents. The typical age here is 45, which is 6 to 7 years older than the usual person in New South Wales or across Australia.
45 yrs ▼ -29.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 only 10.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 24.2%.
14.7% ▼ -70.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Darkes Forest, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Youth (15–24) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married (53.8%), while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most other areas.
3.2% ▲ —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▲ +193.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Darkes Forest, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Darkes Forest
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Darkes Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11210/darkes-forest/topic/demographics-identity