17,736 ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,867
- 2016: 17,375
- 2021: 17,736
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Engadine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Engadine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 22% of residents are children under 15, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. This makes Engadine a notably family-oriented area. It is one of the largest communities in the region with 17,736 people.
17,736
▲ +5.2%
- 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 Engadine — higher than 89% of areas.
| Engadine | 17,736 |
|---|---|
| 2233, NSW | 29,960 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales average and just a little older than the national figure.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 22.1% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.9%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
17.9% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Engadine splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is the most common status for 56% of residents, while those in de facto relationships make up 8.5%, which is well below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.8% of the population, a little below the New South Wales average.
1.8% ▲ +101.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Engadine, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Engadine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11425/engadine/topic/demographics-identity