234 ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 215
- 2016: 218
- 2021: 234
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lillian Rock · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Lillian Rock, where the typical resident is 52. This shift towards an older demographic is clear, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children compared to most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lillian Rock — higher than 57% of areas.
| Lillian Rock | 234 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Lillian Rock has 234 residents, making it larger than about 57% of similar areas. The typical person here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
234 ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults make up the largest group at 39.7%, and seniors aged 65 and over are well above the national figure at 22.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.5% of the population, which is well below the state average.
22.2% ▲ +117.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▼ -51.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Lillian Rock, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 23.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.2% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Lillian Rock, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (30%) and Divorced (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lillian Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12332/lillian-rock/topic/demographics-identity