784 ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 712
- 2016: 688
- 2021: 784
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Federal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Federal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Federal is 47, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a mature community of 784 people where older adults make up a large portion of the population.
784
▲ +10.1%
- 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 Federal — higher than 72% of areas.
| Federal | 784 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population here is far older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 47 years.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 15.7% of the area, which is a little below the national figure. This is consistent with the age structure, where older adults (45–64) are the largest group at 34.8%.
19.3% ▲ +144.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Federal, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than elsewhere, at 21.7% compared to 11.5% nationally. Around 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure.
1.9% ▲ +126.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.7% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Federal splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (43%), with Divorced at 6%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Federal
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Federal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11502/federal/topic/demographics-identity