64 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Long Point · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 38% of residents in Long Point are married, marking the most common relationship status in this sparsely populated area. The community is noticeably younger than both the state and national averages, with a significant proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Long Point — lower than 68% of areas.
| Long Point | 64 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 21,445 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 64 people, making it smaller than about 67% of similar areas. The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39.
64 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
34 yrs —
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.3% of the population, a little above the national figure. In stark contrast, there are no residents aged 65 and over, which is far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Long Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 21.9% of the population, far above the New South Wales average of 3.4%. This is alongside a high rate of de facto relationships at 28.6%, which is also far above the national figure.
21.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Long Point splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Long Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12391/long-point/topic/demographics-identity