44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Girralong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Girralong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Girralong, where the typical person is 56 years old. This sparsely populated place has only 44 people and a very small number of children.
44
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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 Girralong — lower than 75% of areas.
| Girralong | 44 |
|---|---|
| 2449, NSW | 2,165 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 31.8% of the population, a figure far above the 17.6% seen across New South Wales. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 6.8%.
31.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Girralong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 36.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
36.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Girralong, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (26%) and Divorced (19%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Girralong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Girralong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11639/girralong/topic/demographics-identity