30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Darlow · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Darlow is 61 years old, making it a far older community than most of Australia. This sparsely populated area is mainly home to seniors and older adults, with no children or young adults recorded in the latest census.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Darlow — lower than 81% of areas.
| Darlow | 30 |
|---|---|
| 2729, NSW | 1,622 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Darlow is a small community of just 30 people. The typical age here is 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national average. Instead, 30% of residents are aged 65 and over, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
30.0% —
Higher than 86% 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.
In Darlow, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 56%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 44%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married, though no one here is in a de facto relationship. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Darlow, Married is the majority at 80%; Never married is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Darlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11217/darlow/topic/demographics-identity