54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 54
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lemon Tree · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Lemon Tree, where the typical person is 58. This sparsely populated spot has a population of just 54 people, with a high proportion of seniors and a surprising number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lemon Tree — lower than 71% of areas.
| Lemon Tree | 54 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. Only 54 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 70% of similar places.
54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This older profile is balanced by a higher than usual number of children under 15, who account for 20.4% of residents.
25.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Lemon Tree, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales average. Around 52.7% of people are married, while those in de facto relationships make up only 7.3%, a figure much lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Lemon Tree, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lemon Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12308/lemon-tree/topic/demographics-identity