10,057 ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,610
- 2016: 9,311
- 2021: 10,057
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lurnea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lurnea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lurnea is 32, making the area noticeably younger than both New South Wales and Australia. With a population of 10,057, it is one of the largest areas of its kind and is shaped by a high number of children and young adults.
10,057
▲ +16.8%
- 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 Lurnea — higher than 87% of areas.
| Lurnea | 10,057 |
|---|---|
| 2170, NSW | 114,479 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lurnea is among the largest areas at this level with 10,057 people. Its residents are noticeably younger than those in the state and nation, with the typical age being just 32.
32 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 24.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer seniors than most other places, with only 13% aged 65 and over.
13.0% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.6% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lurnea splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. De facto relationships are much less common here than in other areas, at only 5.1%.
2.6% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lurnea, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
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 Lurnea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12431/lurnea/topic/demographics-identity