171 ▼ -41.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 294
- 2016: 194
- 2021: 171
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ellenborough · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ellenborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Ellenborough, where the typical person is 47. This sparsely populated area is home to 171 people and has a much stronger Indigenous presence than the state or national average.
171
▼ -41.8%
- 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 Ellenborough — higher than 50% of areas.
| Ellenborough | 171 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | 15,054 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap of nine years marks the area as significantly older than most other places.
47 yrs ▼ -6.0%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults make up the largest group at 31.6%, and seniors over 65 are well above the national average at 21.6%. However, children under 15 are also common here, making up 20.5% of the population.
21.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▲ +82.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ellenborough, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.1% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at just 6.6%.
11.1% ▲ +448.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ellenborough splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Ellenborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11404/ellenborough/topic/demographics-identity