936 ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,049
- 2016: 835
- 2021: 936
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Highfields · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Highfields
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 936 people in Highfields are married, making it a family-focused area. It is notably younger than most similar places, with a high number of children and fewer seniors than the national average.
936
▼ -10.8%
- 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 Highfields — higher than 72% of areas.
| Highfields | 936 |
|---|---|
| 2289, NSW | 20,257 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38. With 936 people, the population is larger than about 73% of similar areas.
37 yrs ▼ -7.5%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 23.4% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the area is so much younger than most, while those aged 65 and over are a little below the national figure.
15.1% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Highfields splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.4% of the community, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.0% of residents, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
3.4% ▲ +155.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +94.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Highfields, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11909/highfields/topic/demographics-identity