178 ▼ -55.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 400
- 2016: 206
- 2021: 178
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Elands is 60 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is primarily home to older adults and seniors, with a population of 178 people.
178
▼ -55.5%
- 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 Elands — higher than 51% of areas.
| Elands | 178 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 9,650 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 60, which is among the highest for similar areas and 22 years older than the Australian average.
60 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 37.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This shift towards an older community is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up only 12.9% of residents.
37.1% ▲ +132.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Elands splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 16.7% of the population, well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%.
3.4% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elands, the largest group is Never married at 35%, followed by Married (28%) and Divorced (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 Elands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11391/elands/topic/demographics-identity