3,370 ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,274
- 2016: 3,206
- 2021: 3,370
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the biggest group in East Hills, where 46.3% of residents are wed. The area is home to 3,370 people and has a typical resident age of 41, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
3,370
▲ +2.9%
- 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 East Hills — higher than 86% of areas.
| East Hills | 3,370 |
|---|---|
| 2213, NSW | 23,290 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, which is a little older than the New South Wales average of 39 and noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age spread is fairly balanced, with 28.4% being older adults and 17.4% seniors. Children under 15 make up 16.1% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.
17.4% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East Hills splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Those in de facto relationships make up 9% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and below the national figure of 11.5%.
2.2% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.0% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Hills, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
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 East Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11354/east-hills/topic/demographics-identity