497 ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 473
- 2016: 394
- 2021: 497
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
High Range · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in High Range
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 497 people in High Range are married, making it a family-focused area. While the typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure, there is also a strong presence of children under 15.
497
▲ +5.1%
- 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 High Range — higher than 64% of areas.
| High Range | 497 |
|---|---|
| 2575, NSW | 17,846 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
High Range is larger than about 67% of similar areas. The typical person here is 45, which is noticeably older than the average for New South Wales and Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 21.1% of the population, a figure much higher than most areas. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 13.7%, which is well below the state and national figures.
13.7% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In High Range, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average. Most people are married (59.5%), while 11.5% are in a de facto relationship, similar to the rest of the country.
1.2% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In High Range, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for High Range
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in High Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11907/high-range/topic/demographics-identity