185 ▼ -43.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 325
- 2016: 161
- 2021: 185
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Little Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Little Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Among the oldest areas at this level, Little Forest is a small community of 185 people where the typical resident is 59. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a distinct demographic profile dominated by seniors.
185
▼ -43.1%
- 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 Little Forest — higher than 52% of areas.
| Little Forest | 185 |
|---|---|
| 2538, NSW | 2,580 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 59, which is far older than the state average of 39 and among the highest ages seen in similar areas.
59 yrs ▲ +15.7%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 38.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 12.4% of the community.
38.9% ▲ +88.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Little Forest splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 66.5% of the population. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Little Forest, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 15%.
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 Little Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12360/little-forest/topic/demographics-identity