5,043 ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,072
- 2016: 5,799
- 2021: 5,043
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harris Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harris Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Harris Park is just 31, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. This youthfulness is driven by a huge concentration of young adults, who make up over half the population in a community of 5,043 people.
5,043
▼ -0.6%
- 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 Harris Park — higher than 86% of areas.
| Harris Park | 5,043 |
|---|---|
| 2150, NSW | 35,254 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 31 is far younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
31 yrs ▲ +3.3%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 51% of the population, which helps explain why children under 15 (14.5%) and seniors over 65 (8.6%) are both well below state and national levels.
8.6% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Harris Park, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 51%; Children (0–14) is next at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population is married, though the number of people in de facto relationships is 3.8%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.6% of the community.
0.6% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.8% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harris Park, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Harris Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11867/harris-park/topic/demographics-identity