12,492 ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,347
- 2016: 13,297
- 2021: 12,492
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marsfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marsfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 12,492 people living in Marsfield are married, making it one of the larger residential areas in the region. The community has a balanced age spread, with the typical resident being 39 years old. While the area is largely similar to the state average in age, it has a much lower proportion of people in de facto relationships than most other places.
12,492
▲ +1.2%
- 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 Marsfield — higher than 88% of areas.
| Marsfield | 12,492 |
|---|---|
| 2122, NSW | 31,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Marsfield is one of the largest areas at this level with 12,492 residents. The typical person living here is 39, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
39 yrs ▲ +14.7%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 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 15.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 19.0% of residents, slightly above the state and national averages.
19.0% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marsfield, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Additionally, the 7.5% of people in de facto relationships is much lower than both the state and national figures.
0.4% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marsfield, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
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 Marsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12516/marsfield/topic/demographics-identity