Little Plain · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Little Plain

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Zero people in de facto relationships live in Little Plain, a stark contrast to the national figure. This small community of 159 people has a typical resident aged 45, making it noticeably older than both New South Wales and Australia.

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Where Little Plain sits — Total population

159
  • 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 Plain — lower than 51% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Little Plain159
2360, NSW 14,995
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 159 people, which is larger than about half of similar areas. The typical resident is 45, noticeably older than the national figure of 38.

159

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 143
  • 2021: 159

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35 yrs
  • 2021: 45 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up 20.1% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 17.6%, about the same as the rest of the country.

17.6%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

20.1%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 20.1%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Little Plain splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents here, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most of the community is married, with 71.2% of people in this category.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Little Plain, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 23%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 3 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 7 males; 65–69: 7 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 11 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 6 males; 55–59: 9 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 5 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 9 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 6 males; 35–39: 8 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 5 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 4 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 13 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 13 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 6 males; 5–9: 10 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 5 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12365/little-plain/topic/demographics-identity