Mallan · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mallan

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Zero residents aged 65 and over live in Mallan, making it an exceptionally young area. This sparsely populated place has just 45 people, with a high proportion of children and a strong presence of couples in de facto relationships.

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📍 Mallan, Suburb / Locality

Where Mallan sits — Total population

45
  • 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 Mallan — lower than 74% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mallan45
2734, NSW 472
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure and slightly older than the national average.

45

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53
  • 2021: 45

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

39 yrs

Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33 yrs
  • 2021: 39 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 24.4% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures of 18.2%. This helps explain why there are no seniors aged 65 and over in the area.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

24.4%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39.6%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Mallan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 28%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

A high 30% of residents are in de facto relationships, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents here, a figure well below the national average.

30.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 30.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Mallan, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 5 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Mallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12466/mallan/topic/demographics-identity