1,910 ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,526
- 2016: 1,636
- 2021: 1,910
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jamberoo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Jamberoo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more seniors live here than in most similar areas, making Jamberoo a notably older community. The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift toward an older population is reflected in the age structure, where over a quarter of residents are aged 65 or over.
1,910
▲ +25.2%
- 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 Jamberoo — higher than 78% of areas.
| Jamberoo | 1,910 |
|---|---|
| 2533, NSW | 17,177 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 1,910, Jamberoo is larger than about 80% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
50 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.4%, a little below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
27.0% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jamberoo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 60%, while those in de facto relationships make up 10.6%, which is lower than most areas. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 2% of the population, a little below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
2.0% ▲ +78.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +121.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jamberoo, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
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 Jamberoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12007/jamberoo/topic/demographics-identity