209 ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 286
- 2016: 215
- 2021: 209
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Far Meadow · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Far Meadow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Far Meadow, where the typical person is 60. This small community of 209 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of children.
209
▼ -26.9%
- 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 Far Meadow — higher than 54% of areas.
| Far Meadow | 209 |
|---|---|
| 2535, NSW | 7,993 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is among the highest for areas of this type.
60 yrs ▲ +17.6%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32.1% of the population, far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 are far fewer here, at only 6.7%.
32.1% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.7% ▼ -50.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Far Meadow splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, at 63.4%, while those in de facto relationships are at 6.6%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population.
1.9% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Far Meadow, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Far Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11491/far-meadow/topic/demographics-identity