Howell · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Howell

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A far older population than the national figure marks the profile of Howell, where the typical resident is 52. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 31 people.

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📍 Howell, Suburb / Locality

Where Howell sits — Total population

31 —
  • 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 Howell — lower than 81% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Howell31
2360, NSW 14,995
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Only 31 people live in the area.

31 —

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35
  • 2021: 31

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

52 yrs —

Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45 yrs
  • 2021: 52 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, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 32.3% of the population. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%.

32.3% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 32.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Howell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.9% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national average. Nearly half of the residents are married.

13.0% —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Howell, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 36%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Howell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11954/howell/topic/demographics-identity