2,455 ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,509
- 2016: 2,519
- 2021: 2,455
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Finley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Finley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines Finley, where the typical resident is now 51 years old. This is far older than the national figure, and the area is larger than about 82% of similar places.
2,455
▼ -2.2%
- 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 Finley — higher than 81% of areas.
| Finley | 2,455 |
|---|---|
| 2713, NSW | 2,746 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Finley is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the community much older than most similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly 30% of people are aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This high proportion of seniors helps explain why the typical age is so high here.
29.9% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Finley splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Almost half of the population is married.
4.9% ▲ +63.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Finley, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Finley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11523/finley/topic/demographics-identity