Jerrawa · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Jerrawa

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

More than half of the 106 people in Jerrawa are married. This is a small, older community where the typical resident is 52, making it far older than the national figure.

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📍 Jerrawa, Suburb / Locality

Where Jerrawa sits — Total population

106
  • 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 Jerrawa — lower than 57% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Jerrawa106
2582, NSW 13,693
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 52 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Australia, who is 38. The total population is 106 people.

106

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 73
  • 2021: 106

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

52 yrs

Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51 yrs
  • 2021: 52 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 only 8.5% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 37.7%.

18.9%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.0%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

8.5%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Jerrawa, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most similar areas.

13.6%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 13.6%

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

Marital status

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In Jerrawa, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 9 males; 75–79: 3 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: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 7 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 7 males; 50–54: 6 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 5 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 6 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 5 males; 25–29: 6 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 7 males; 15–19: 3 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: 6 males; 0–4: 7 females

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 Jerrawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12027/jerrawa/topic/demographics-identity