36 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 36
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hartys Plains · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hartys Plains is 57 years old, making it a far older area than most of Australia. With only 36 people living here, it is a sparsely populated place where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hartys Plains — lower than 78% of areas.
| Hartys Plains | 36 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | 15,054 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with just 36 residents. The typical person living here is 57, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
36 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
No children under 15 live here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This shift toward an older profile is seen in the 30.6% of residents aged 65 and over, a figure much higher than most similar areas.
30.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Hartys Plains, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (35%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the small population is married (61.1%), while 11.1% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Hartys Plains, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hartys Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11871/hartys-plains/topic/demographics-identity