1,351 ▲ +71.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 789
- 2016: 1,098
- 2021: 1,351
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ellalong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ellalong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents define Ellalong, where the typical person is just 35. This is four years younger than the New South Wales average, reflecting a community with a high proportion of children and fewer seniors than most areas.
1,351
▲ +71.2%
- 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 Ellalong — higher than 75% of areas.
| Ellalong | 1,351 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | 31,073 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,351 people, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas.
35 yrs ▼ -10.3%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 23.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much younger than most, with only 14.0% of residents aged 65 and over.
14.0% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.8% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ellalong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.8% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 3.4%. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 12.8% are in a de facto relationship.
8.8% ▲ +99.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ellalong, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Ellalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11401/ellalong/topic/demographics-identity