130 ▼ -62.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 350
- 2016: 133
- 2021: 130
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Liston · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 130 people in Liston are married, which is the most common relationship status in this small community. This is a notably elderly area where the typical resident is 60, making it far older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Liston — lower than 55% of areas.
| Liston | 130 |
|---|---|
| 2372, NSW | 4,789 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 130, Liston is smaller than about half of similar areas. The typical resident is 60, which is 22 years older than the Australian average.
130 ▼ -62.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
60 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is heavily skewed toward older residents, with 33.1% aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.3% of the population, which is well below the state figure.
33.1% ▲ +70.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Liston splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 20% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▲ +102.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Liston, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Liston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12355/liston/topic/demographics-identity