4,503 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,365
- 2016: 4,644
- 2021: 4,503
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leura · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Leura
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Leura is 55, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This community of 4,503 people is notably older than most similar areas, with a very high proportion of seniors and few children.
4,503
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Leura — higher than 86% of areas.
| Leura | 4,503 |
|---|---|
| 2780, NSW | 13,348 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 4,503 is larger than about 89% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the typical person in New South Wales, with a typical age that is 16 years higher than the state average.
55 yrs ▲ +7.8%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 34.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.9% of the area, a figure well below the New South Wales average.
34.3% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.9% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Leura splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.7% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures. Around 43.8% of residents are married, while 12% are in de facto relationships.
1.7% ▲ +116.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Leura, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Leura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12318/leura/topic/demographics-identity