8,305 ▲ +54.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,376
- 2016: 7,353
- 2021: 8,305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Haymarket · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Haymarket
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Haymarket is now just 30 years old, making this one of the youngest areas in the region. With over 8,300 people living here, it is one of the most populous places of its size, dominated by a huge proportion of young adults.
8,305
▲ +54.5%
- 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 Haymarket — higher than 87% of areas.
| Haymarket | 8,305 |
|---|---|
| 2000, NSW | 27,936 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 30 is far younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
30 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 61.4% of the population. This explains why children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both far below the state and national figures, at only 4.5% and 4.0% respectively.
4.0% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.5% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Haymarket, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 61%; Youth (15–24) is next at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.0%. This is well above the national figure of 11.5%, while the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is lower than most areas at 0.2%.
0.2% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.0% ▲ +104.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Haymarket, Never married is the majority at 65%; Married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Haymarket
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11884/haymarket/topic/demographics-identity