2,582 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,421
- 2016: 2,518
- 2021: 2,582
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leonay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Leonay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 2,582 people living in Leonay are married, making it the most common relationship status in the area. The community is slightly older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 41.
2,582
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Leonay — higher than 81% of areas.
| Leonay | 2,582 |
|---|---|
| 2750, NSW | 49,204 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Leonay is larger than about 83% of similar areas, with a total population of 2,582 people.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a higher proportion of children under 15 than most similar places, at 20.5%. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 18.2%.
18.4% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Leonay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 8.6% of people in de facto relationships is much lower than in most similar places.
4.1% ▲ +176.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Leonay, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Leonay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12313/leonay/topic/demographics-identity