1,255 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,237
- 2016: 1,342
- 2021: 1,255
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kurrajong Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kurrajong Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 1,255 people in Kurrajong Heights are married, making it a community defined by established couples. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the state and national averages, with a typical age of 43.
1,255
▲ +1.5%
- 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 Kurrajong Heights — higher than 74% of areas.
| Kurrajong Heights | 1,255 |
|---|---|
| 2758, NSW | 8,848 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,255 residents, the population is larger than about 76% of similar areas. The typical person here is 43, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced, with children under 15 and seniors over 65 both making up around 17% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
17.1% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kurrajong Heights, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 4.9% of the community identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. De facto relationships are also a little more common here than across the state.
4.9% ▲ +453.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kurrajong Heights, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Kurrajong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12227/kurrajong-heights/topic/demographics-identity