3,350 ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,043
- 2016: 3,151
- 2021: 3,350
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eden · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eden
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 3,350 people now lives in Eden, where residents are far older than those in the rest of the country. The typical resident is 53, which is 15 years older than the national figure.
3,350
▲ +10.1%
- 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 Eden — higher than 86% of areas.
| Eden | 3,350 |
|---|---|
| 2551, NSW | 3,718 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 53, which is far older than the typical resident in New South Wales or across Australia.
53 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is a little below the national figure at 15.8%.
32.0% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eden splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 8.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Additionally, people in de facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas.
8.2% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eden, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Eden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11378/eden/topic/demographics-identity