3,205 ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,362
- 2016: 3,289
- 2021: 3,205
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Emu Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 3,205 residents in Emu Heights are married, making it a family-focused area with a young profile. The typical resident is 38, and the population is larger than about 85% of similar areas.
3,205
▼ -4.7%
- 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 Emu Heights — higher than 85% of areas.
| Emu Heights | 3,205 |
|---|---|
| 2750, NSW | 49,204 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 38, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little younger than the New South Wales figure.
38 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 19.8% of the population, a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger, as people aged 65 and over are well below the state and national averages at 14.1%.
14.1% ▲ +73.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Emu Heights splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.8% of the population, a figure about the same as the national average.
3.3% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Emu Heights, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11420/emu-heights/topic/demographics-identity