55 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50
- 2021: 55
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Home Rule · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Home Rule
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Home Rule than in the rest of the state. This small community of 55 residents is also far older than the national average, with a typical age of 48 years.
55
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- 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 Home Rule — lower than 70% of areas.
| Home Rule | 55 |
|---|---|
| 2850, NSW | 19,146 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 55 people live here, making it smaller than about 70% of similar areas. The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 12.7%, well below the New South Wales average of 17.6%.
12.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Home Rule, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 18.2% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. De facto relationships are also very common at 25%, a rate far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
18.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Home Rule, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Divorced (22%) and Never married (19%).
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 Home Rule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11935/home-rule/topic/demographics-identity