1,445 ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,507
- 2016: 1,424
- 2021: 1,445
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lakelands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lakelands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,445 people in Lakelands are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 43. This age is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
1,445
▼ -4.1%
- 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 Lakelands — higher than 75% of areas.
| Lakelands | 1,445 |
|---|---|
| 2282, NSW | 16,146 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of 1,445 is larger than about 78% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than those in the rest of New South Wales.
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.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group at 32.6%. While children under 15 are more common here than in most areas, the proportion of seniors is a little below the national figure.
15.8% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lakelands, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is dominated by married couples at 59.0%, while the 5.2% of people in de facto relationships is well below the Australian figure. About 2.7% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.7% ▲ +103.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.2% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lakelands, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12265/lakelands/topic/demographics-identity