229 ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 206
- 2016: 239
- 2021: 229
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Manning Point · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Manning Point is 64 years old, making the area far older than the national average. This small community of 229 people is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Manning Point — higher than 57% of areas.
| Manning Point | 229 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 64, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This puts Manning Point among the oldest areas of its kind.
229 ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
64 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 42.8% of the population, which is far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are very rare here, accounting for only 3.9% of residents.
42.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.9% ▼ -72.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Manning Point, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Young adults (25–44) (7%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
8.3% ▲ +90.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.1% ▲ +211.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Manning Point, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Divorced (22%) and Never married (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Manning Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12488/manning-point/topic/demographics-identity