471 ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 594
- 2016: 501
- 2021: 471
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Linden · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Linden
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 67% of similar areas have a smaller population than Linden, which is home to 471 people. It is a notably older community where the typical resident is 47, making it far older than the national figure. This age gap is reflected in the high proportion of seniors and a lower number of children.
471
▼ -20.7%
- 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 Linden — higher than 64% of areas.
| Linden | 471 |
|---|---|
| 2778, NSW | 2,425 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the average resident in New South Wales and across Australia. There are 471 people in total living in the area.
47 yrs ▲ +17.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 22.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here at 15.3%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
22.7% ▲ +124.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Linden, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the population are married, while 12.3% are in a de facto relationship.
3.4% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Linden, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Linden
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12344/linden/topic/demographics-identity