456 ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 318
- 2016: 435
- 2021: 456
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deepwater · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deepwater
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of the 456 people in Deepwater are seniors, making it a much older community than most. This aging trend is clear across the board, with a typical resident aged 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
456
▲ +43.4%
- 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 Deepwater — higher than 63% of areas.
| Deepwater | 456 |
|---|---|
| 2371, NSW | 1,158 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Deepwater has 456 residents, making it larger than about 66% of similar areas. The typical person here is 56, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily skewed toward older residents, with 35.7% aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.1% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures.
35.7% ▲ +72.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.1% ▼ -47.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Deepwater splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half the community is married, while 9.9% are in de facto relationships, which is lower than in most other areas.
7.5% ▲ +69.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deepwater, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Deepwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11233/deepwater/topic/demographics-identity