640 ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 551
- 2016: 586
- 2021: 640
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Main Arm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 640 people now lives in Main Arm, where residents are generally older than the national average. The typical person here is 45, which is seven years older than the Australian figure. This creates a community with a mature feel, where older adults make up the largest age group.
640
▲ +16.2%
- 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 Main Arm — higher than 68% of areas.
| Main Arm | 640 |
|---|---|
| 2482, NSW | 6,967 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 640, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 35% of the population. Meanwhile, children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both sit at 16.7%, with both groups being about the same as the national figure.
16.7% ▲ +93.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Main Arm, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 22.3% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%. About 2.2% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
2.2% ▲ +201.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.3% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Main Arm, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (37%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12454/main-arm/topic/demographics-identity