1,019 —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1,061
- 2021: 1,019
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lockhart · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lockhart
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lockhart is 51 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This aging trend is driven by a very high proportion of seniors. The community is home to 1,019 people.
1,019
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- 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 Lockhart — higher than 73% of areas.
| Lockhart | 1,019 |
|---|---|
| 2656, NSW | 1,327 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lockhart has a population of 1,019, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. The typical person here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly 30% of residents are aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, though children under 15 make up 17.8% of the population, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
29.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lockhart splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
6.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lockhart, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (27%) and Widowed (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lockhart
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lockhart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12378/lockhart/topic/demographics-identity