124 ▼ -70.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 419
- 2016: 124
- 2021: 124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Downside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Downside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Downside is 46, making the area far older than the national figure. While the population is small at 124 people, there is a notable presence of children and middle-aged adults.
124
▼ -70.4%
- 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 Downside — lower than 55% of areas.
| Downside | 124 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 61,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 46 is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39 and far older than the national figure of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 19.4% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are well below the national average at only 11.3%.
11.3% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Downside, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (60.6%), while those in de facto relationships (11.4%) are about the same as the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +112.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Downside, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Downside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11287/downside/topic/demographics-identity