186 ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 194
- 2016: 192
- 2021: 186
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Knockrow · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults make up a huge part of daily life in Knockrow, where the typical resident is 53. This makes the area far older than the national figure, with nearly a quarter of the 186 residents now aged 65 or over.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Knockrow — higher than 52% of areas.
| Knockrow | 186 |
|---|---|
| 2479, NSW | 5,780 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales by 14 years. The population of 186 is larger than about 53% of similar areas.
186 ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs ▲ +47.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 7.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This gap is mirrored by a high number of seniors, as 24.7% of people are aged 65 and over, well above the state average.
24.7% ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% ▼ -69.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Knockrow, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 18.9% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is much higher than in most areas. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.9% ▲ +82.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Knockrow, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Knockrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12187/knockrow/topic/demographics-identity