119 ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 405
- 2016: 137
- 2021: 119
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gillenbah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gillenbah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 119 people living in Gillenbah are older adults aged 45 to 64. This is a notably older community, where the typical resident is 57, which is far older than the national figure. The area is sparsely populated and has a very small proportion of children.
119
▼ -70.6%
- 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 Gillenbah — lower than 56% of areas.
| Gillenbah | 119 |
|---|---|
| 2700, NSW | 4,873 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, making the population far older than the New South Wales and Australian figures. There are 119 people living here, which is smaller than about 55% of similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +32.6%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 25.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 10.9%, well below the state average.
25.2% ▲ +70.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gillenbah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (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 state and national proportions. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.1% of residents, a figure much lower than most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gillenbah, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Gillenbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11626/gillenbah/topic/demographics-identity