3,012 ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,109
- 2016: 2,256
- 2021: 3,012
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eglinton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eglinton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines Eglinton, where the typical resident is just 34. This is much lower than most similar areas, with children under 15 making up over a quarter of the community. It is a larger area than 84% of similar places, home to 3,012 people.
3,012
▲ +42.8%
- 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 Eglinton — higher than 84% of areas.
| Eglinton | 3,012 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national average of 38.
34 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young feel of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 13.4%.
13.4% ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eglinton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people live in de facto relationships here (14.7%) than in most other areas, well above the 11.5% national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average.
4.6% ▲ +147.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +73.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eglinton, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Eglinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11389/eglinton/topic/demographics-identity