Manobalai · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Manobalai

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

A far older population than the national average defines Manobalai, where the typical resident is 56 years old. This sparsely populated area has a small community of 76 people, with a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.

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📍 Manobalai, Suburb / Locality

Where Manobalai sits — Total population

76
  • 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 Manobalai — lower than 65% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Manobalai76
2333, NSW 13,795
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical person living in Manobalai is 56, which is far older than the typical resident in Australia (38) or New South Wales (39).

76

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 67
  • 2021: 76

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

56 yrs

Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 51 yrs
  • 2021: 56 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 32.9% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 14.5%.

32.9%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 32.9%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

14.5%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 14.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Manobalai splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Children (0–14) at 13%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous Australians make up 7.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (74.6%), while those in de facto relationships are far below the national average at 0.0%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

Marital status

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In Manobalai, Married is the majority at 72%; Never married is next at 16%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 3 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: 3 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 7 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 8 males; 5–9: 0 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 Manobalai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12490/manobalai/topic/demographics-identity