407 ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 384
- 2016: 392
- 2021: 407
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Belford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lower Belford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lower Belford is now 46, making the community far older than the national figure. With 407 people, the area has a population larger than about 65% of similar places. This older profile is driven by a high proportion of adults aged 45 to 64.
407
▲ +6.0%
- 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 Lower Belford — higher than 62% of areas.
| Lower Belford | 407 |
|---|---|
| 2335, NSW | 8,124 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 46, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and far older than the Australian average of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 34.4%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over represent 13.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
13.8% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lower Belford, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (18%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married (55.1%), while 12.7% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the state average.
5.4% ▲ +160.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +136.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Belford, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Lower Belford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12410/lower-belford/topic/demographics-identity