647 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 613
- 2016: 629
- 2021: 647
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lilli Pilli · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lilli Pilli is 59 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap defines the area, where more than a third of the 647 residents are seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lilli Pilli — higher than 68% of areas.
| Lilli Pilli | 647 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 647 is larger than about 70% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
647 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
59 yrs ▲ +15.7%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 37.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 13.4%.
37.4% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Lilli Pilli, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married at 58.9%, while those in de facto relationships are at 10.8%, which is lower than most areas. About 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, slightly below the national figure.
2.0% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Lilli Pilli, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lilli Pilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12330/lilli-pilli/topic/demographics-identity