2,865 ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,856
- 2016: 2,828
- 2021: 2,865
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glossodia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glossodia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 2,865 people in Glossodia are married. This is a notably young community where the typical resident is just 33, which is well below the national figure of 38.
2,865
▲ +0.3%
- 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 Glossodia — higher than 83% of areas.
| Glossodia | 2,865 |
|---|---|
| 2756, NSW | 35,328 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 2,865, Glossodia is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
33 yrs ▲ +3.1%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a young profile, with children under 15 making up 22.6% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
10.9% ▲ +82.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glossodia splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than the national average of 3.2% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 4.7%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, reaching 16.0%.
4.7% ▲ +149.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glossodia, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Glossodia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11688/glossodia/topic/demographics-identity