3,288 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,087
- 2016: 3,163
- 2021: 3,288
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Illawarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Illawarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population sets Lake Illawarra apart from the rest of the state, where the typical resident is 43. This community of 3,288 people has a higher proportion of seniors and fewer children than the national average.
3,288
▲ +6.5%
- 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 Lake Illawarra — higher than 85% of areas.
| Lake Illawarra | 3,288 |
|---|---|
| 2528, NSW | 23,735 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales by four years and five years older than the national figure.
43 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to a lower proportion of children under 15, at 15.8%.
21.1% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lake Illawarra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.3% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also more common here at 14.0% compared to 11.5% across Australia.
5.3% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Illawarra, the largest group is Never married at 40%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Lake Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12259/lake-illawarra/topic/demographics-identity