4,714 ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,937
- 2016: 5,420
- 2021: 4,714
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Malabar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Malabar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Malabar, where the typical resident is 46. This makes the area far older than the national figure, with a significant number of seniors and a much smaller proportion of children than usual.
4,714
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Malabar — higher than 86% of areas.
| Malabar | 4,714 |
|---|---|
| 2036, NSW | 33,767 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Malabar has a total population of 4,714 people, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 21.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
21.5% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Malabar, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 6.6%, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships make up 8.3%, which is much lower than in most areas.
6.6% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Malabar splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Malabar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12462/malabar/topic/demographics-identity