27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30
- 2021: 27
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Five Ways · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Five Ways
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Five Ways has a typical resident aged 49. This sparsely populated place consists of just 27 people, with a population that is much older than the state and national figures.
27
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- 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 Five Ways — lower than 82% of areas.
| Five Ways | 27 |
|---|---|
| 2873, NSW | 560 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is only 27 people, which is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. The typical resident here is 49, making the area far older than both New South Wales and Australia.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 or seniors aged 65 and over, figures that are far below the state and national averages. Instead, the area is dominated by older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 70.4% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Five Ways, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 86%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Five Ways
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Five Ways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11534/five-ways/topic/demographics-identity