215 ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 184
- 2016: 228
- 2021: 215
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lynwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lynwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 215 people now lives in Lynwood, where the community has grown notably older over time. The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
215
▲ +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 Lynwood — higher than 55% of areas.
| Lynwood | 215 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 12,899 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lynwood is larger than about 56% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in New South Wales, with a typical age of 50 compared to the state's 39.
50 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This explains why the area is much older than most, while children under 15 make up a slightly lower share than the state average at 16.3%.
28.8% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lynwood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales average of 3.4%. Most residents are married (55.9%), and those in de facto relationships (10.5%) are slightly less common than the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +135.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lynwood, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Lynwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12436/lynwood/topic/demographics-identity