684 ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 510
- 2016: 565
- 2021: 684
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gerogery · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gerogery
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with children shape daily life in Gerogery, where children under 15 make up 22.7% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 18.2%. The area has a total population of 684 people.
684
▲ +34.1%
- 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 Gerogery — higher than 70% of areas.
| Gerogery | 684 |
|---|---|
| 2642, NSW | 5,476 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the Australian average of 38 years.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of children under 15 live here, making the area much younger than most similar places. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 17.7% of the population, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
17.7% ▲ +88.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gerogery, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.2% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married, accounting for 56.4% of the community.
4.2% ▲ +54.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gerogery, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Gerogery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11609/gerogery/topic/demographics-identity