Mallowa · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mallowa

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

A typical resident in Mallowa is just 30 years old, making it one of the youngest areas at this level. With a population of 97 people, the community is far younger than the national average and has very few seniors.

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Where Mallowa sits — Total population

97 ▼ -65.8%
  • 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 Mallowa — lower than 60% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mallowa97
2400, NSW 9,708
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical person living here is 30, which is far younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian average of 38.

97 ▼ -65.8%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 284
  • 2016: 108
  • 2021: 97

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

30 yrs ▼ -18.9%

Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37 yrs
  • 2016: 28 yrs
  • 2021: 30 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 20.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This helps explain why only 4.1% of residents are aged 65 or over, a figure far below the national average of 17.2%.

4.1% ▼ -60.5%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

20.6% ▼ -15.5%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.4%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 20.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Mallowa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.9% compared to the national figure of 11.5%. About 3.1% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.

3.1% ▲ +47.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 3.1%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

17.9% ▲ +48.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 17.9%

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

Marital status

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In Mallowa, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 49%.

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: 6 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 7 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 6 males; 30–34: 6 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 6 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 10 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 6 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 9 males; 0–4: 5 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 Mallowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12469/mallowa/topic/demographics-identity