378 ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 493
- 2016: 373
- 2021: 378
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Darlington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Darlington is just 35 years old, making this a noticeably younger area than most. With 378 people living here, the community is smaller than some but larger than about 64% of similar places. It is defined by a young age profile and a high proportion of de facto couples.
378
▼ -23.3%
- 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 Darlington — higher than 61% of areas.
| Darlington | 378 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 21,445 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 20.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger, as people aged 65 and over (15.3%) are a little below the state and national averages.
15.3% ▲ +54.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Darlington splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 17.5%.
6.6% ▲ +81.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% ▲ +123.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Darlington splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11214/darlington/topic/demographics-identity