94 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 95
- 2021: 94
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Lynne · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in East Lynne is 56 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 94 people, with a high proportion of seniors and a notable number of people in de facto relationships.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Lynne — lower than 60% of areas.
| East Lynne | 94 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small, with only 94 residents. The typical person here is 56, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
94 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 31.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at only 8.5%.
31.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In East Lynne, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Youth (15–24) (11%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure. De facto relationships are also very common here, at 27.8%, far above the New South Wales rate of 10.6%.
7.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.8% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In East Lynne, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in East Lynne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11362/east-lynne/topic/demographics-identity