79 ▼ -81.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 416
- 2016: 53
- 2021: 79
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harolds Cross · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harolds Cross
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents have become more prominent in Harolds Cross, where the typical person is now 50. This sparsely populated area has very few children and a high proportion of couples living together without being married.
79
▼ -81.0%
- 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 Harolds Cross — lower than 64% of areas.
| Harolds Cross | 79 |
|---|---|
| 2622, NSW | 4,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 79 people living in the area. Those who do live here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 50.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 10.1% of the population, which is well below the national average. This is reflected in the age structure, where older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 43%.
19.0% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.1% ▼ -45.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Harolds Cross, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas at 18.3%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▲ +102.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harolds Cross, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Harolds Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11862/harolds-cross/topic/demographics-identity