20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Higher Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Higher Macdonald
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Higher Macdonald is 55 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 20 people, where older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
20
—
- 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 Higher Macdonald — lower than 86% of areas.
| Higher Macdonald | 20 |
|---|---|
| 2775, NSW | 1,518 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small, with only 20 people living here. This is smaller than about 85% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the state and national figures. This reflects an age structure dominated by older adults, who make up 65% of the population.
15.0% —
Lower than 67% 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.
Age structure
View on map →In Higher Macdonald, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 65%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 20% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This is far above the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
20.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Higher Macdonald, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Higher Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11908/higher-macdonald/topic/demographics-identity