159 ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 305
- 2016: 164
- 2021: 159
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Matong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Matong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Matong is a small community where the typical resident is 53. This age gap is striking, as the typical person here is 15 years older than the national figure. The population totals 159 people.
159
▼ -47.9%
- 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 Matong — lower than 51% of areas.
| Matong | 159 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | 4,757 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53 years old, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This makes the area much older than most other places of its size.
53 yrs ▲ +23.3%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 29.6% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.4%, which is a little below the national average.
29.6% ▲ +73.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Matong splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most people are married (56.2%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the national average at just 3.6%.
6.9% ▲ +136.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.6% ▼ -51.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Matong, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Matong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12533/matong/topic/demographics-identity