234 ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 263
- 2016: 231
- 2021: 234
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenthorne · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Glenthorne are married, reflecting a community with a strong tilt towards older adults. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 46 and over a quarter of the population being seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenthorne — higher than 57% of areas.
| Glenthorne | 234 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Glenthorne has a total population of 234 people, which is larger than about 57% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in New South Wales and far older than the Australian average.
234 ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
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.
A high proportion of seniors aged 65 and over live here, at 26.5%, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the typical resident is older and why the number of children under 15 is well below the state and national averages.
26.5% ▲ +105.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Glenthorne splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.1% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is a little above the national average. People in de facto relationships make up 17.4% of the community, a figure well above both the state and national levels.
5.1% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +107.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Glenthorne, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Glenthorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11684/glenthorne/topic/demographics-identity