2,686 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,547
- 2016: 2,603
- 2021: 2,686
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lemon Tree Passage · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lemon Tree Passage
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lemon Tree Passage is 52, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This community of 2,686 people is defined by a large senior population and a strong Indigenous presence.
2,686
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Lemon Tree Passage — higher than 82% of areas.
| Lemon Tree Passage | 2,686 |
|---|---|
| 2319, NSW | 6,887 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 83% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the state and nation, with the typical age sitting 13 to 14 years higher than the average.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 29.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 15%.
29.6% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lemon Tree Passage splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Additionally, 13.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure higher than most similar areas.
6.3% ▲ +90.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lemon Tree Passage, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (30%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lemon Tree Passage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12309/lemon-tree-passage/topic/demographics-identity