6,460 ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,498
- 2016: 5,760
- 2021: 6,460
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eleebana · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eleebana
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married people make up 61% of the population in Eleebana, which is the largest relationship group here. The area has a larger population than most similar places and is noticeably older than the state and national averages. This is seen in a high proportion of seniors living in the area.
6,460
▲ +17.5%
- 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 Eleebana — higher than 86% of areas.
| Eleebana | 6,460 |
|---|---|
| 2282, NSW | 16,146 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 6,460, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales or Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 24.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Children under 15 account for 18.8%, which is higher than most areas.
24.7% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eleebana splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little fewer people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander here than in the state average, at 2.4%. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.2%, which is well below the national figure.
2.4% ▲ +400.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eleebana, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Eleebana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11396/eleebana/topic/demographics-identity