346 ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 356
- 2016: 291
- 2021: 346
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Harwood than in the rest of New South Wales. The typical person here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure. This small community of 346 people has a distinct age profile and a higher proportion of couples living together than most similar areas.
346
▼ -2.8%
- 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 Harwood — higher than 60% of areas.
| Harwood | 346 |
|---|---|
| 2465, NSW | 346 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With 346 people, the population is larger than about 63% of similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.6%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
21.4% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Harwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here at 17.6%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 4.6% of the population, a little above the national average.
4.6% ▲ +104.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +84.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harwood, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Harwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11872/harwood/topic/demographics-identity