14,023 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,170
- 2016: 13,714
- 2021: 14,023
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Macquarie Fields · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Macquarie Fields
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 22% of residents are children under 15, making Macquarie Fields a notably young community. The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales average. This youthful profile is reflected in a population of 14,023 people, one of the largest for an area of this type.
14,023
▲ +6.5%
- 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 Macquarie Fields — higher than 88% of areas.
| Macquarie Fields | 14,023 |
|---|---|
| 2564, NSW | 14,198 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 36 years old, which is a little younger than the national figure and noticeably younger than the state average.
36 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 22.9% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 13.4%.
13.4% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Macquarie Fields splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. Those in de facto relationships make up 6.3% of the population, which is well below the figures for both the state and the nation.
4.9% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.3% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Macquarie Fields, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (37%) 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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12442/macquarie-fields/topic/demographics-identity