124 ▼ -64.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 344
- 2016: 162
- 2021: 124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gwabegar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gwabegar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gwabegar is 54 years old, making this area far older than the national average. With a small population of 124 people, the community is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
124
▼ -64.0%
- 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 Gwabegar — lower than 55% of areas.
| Gwabegar | 124 |
|---|---|
| 2356, NSW | 124 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 124, which is smaller than about 54% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Australia, with a typical age 16 years higher than the national figure.
54 yrs ▲ +22.7%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 29% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 13.7%.
29.0% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gwabegar, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 23.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships are also very common at 22.6%, a figure far above the state average.
23.4% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.6% ▲ +99.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gwabegar, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (33%) and Widowed (11%).
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 Gwabegar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11830/gwabegar/topic/demographics-identity