2,992 ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,697
- 2016: 2,833
- 2021: 2,992
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Enfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Enfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children and a smaller proportion of couples live in Enfield than in most similar areas. The suburb has a population of 2,992 people and is noticeably older than the national average, with the typical resident being 41 years old.
2,992
▲ +10.9%
- 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 Enfield — higher than 84% of areas.
| Enfield | 2,992 |
|---|---|
| 2136, NSW | 7,763 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Enfield is larger than about 84% of similar areas, with a total population of 2,992 people. The typical resident is 41, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 15% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest age group at 27.7%, while seniors aged 65 and over sit at 17.9%.
17.9% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Enfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. People in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at just 7%.
0.8% ▲ +72.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +74.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Enfield, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Enfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11424/enfield/topic/demographics-identity