32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 213
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glen Elgin · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 32 people living in Glen Elgin are married. This sparsely populated area is notably older than the national average, though it has a surprisingly high proportion of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glen Elgin — lower than 80% of areas.
| Glen Elgin | 32 |
|---|---|
| 2370, NSW | 7,785 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small, and the typical resident is 46, making Glen Elgin far older than the national figure of 38.
32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 9.4%, well below the state average.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.9% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Glen Elgin, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (14%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most people are married, accounting for 55% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Glen Elgin, Married is the majority at 79%; Never married is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Glen Elgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11651/glen-elgin/topic/demographics-identity