1,455 ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,093
- 2016: 1,360
- 2021: 1,455
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Macquarie Links · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Macquarie Links
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much lower proportion of seniors live in Macquarie Links compared to the rest of the country. The area is home to 1,455 people, with a typical resident aged 39. This is about the same as the state average, though it is a little older than the national figure.
1,455
▲ +33.1%
- 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 Links — higher than 75% of areas.
| Macquarie Links | 1,455 |
|---|---|
| 2565, NSW | 31,588 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Macquarie Links is larger than about 78% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,455 residents.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 only 9.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.0%, which is about the same as New South Wales and Australia.
9.8% ▲ +128.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Macquarie Links, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little fewer people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander here (0.9%) than in the state (3.4%). Additionally, the share of people in de facto relationships is well below the national figure, at just 5.7%.
0.9% ▲ +225.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Macquarie Links, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Macquarie Links
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Macquarie Links [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12444/macquarie-links/topic/demographics-identity