199 ▼ -41.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 340
- 2016: 219
- 2021: 199
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marlee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marlee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Marlee is now 53, making this area far older than the national figure. This small community of 199 people is shaped by a high proportion of middle-aged and older adults. While the population is small, it has a distinct identity with a higher share of Indigenous residents than most similar places.
199
▼ -41.5%
- 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 Marlee — higher than 53% of areas.
| Marlee | 199 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 9,650 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This makes Marlee much older than most similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 only 9.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is older, with 41.2% of residents being adults aged 45 to 64.
19.6% ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.0% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marlee, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.0% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. People in de facto relationships make up 19.9% of the population, a figure well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
5.0% ▲ +89.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.9% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marlee, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Marlee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12504/marlee/topic/demographics-identity