13,332 ▲ +74.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,638
- 2016: 10,663
- 2021: 13,332
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harrington Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harrington Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 13,332 people in Harrington Park are married. This is a noticeably young community where the typical resident is just 35, making it much younger than most similar areas across the country.
13,332
▲ +74.5%
- 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 Harrington Park — higher than 88% of areas.
| Harrington Park | 13,332 |
|---|---|
| 2567, NSW | 40,951 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 13,332 residents, this is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 24.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are much fewer here at just 8.8%.
8.8% ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Harrington Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships account for 7.0%, which is well below the Australian average of 11.5%.
2.6% ▲ +117.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harrington Park, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Harrington Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11866/harrington-park/topic/demographics-identity