Long Point · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Long Point

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.

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Where Long Point sits — Total population

64
  • 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 Long Point — lower than 68% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Long Point64
2330, NSW 21,445
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 31
  • 2021: 64

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

34 yrs

Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35 yrs
  • 2021: 34 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 20.3% 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.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

20.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Long Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.

Identity & relationships

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.

28.6%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 28.6%

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

Marital status

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Long Point splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 19%.

Age & sex structure

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

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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