9,925 ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,039
- 2016: 9,804
- 2021: 9,925
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Matraville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Matraville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents than the state or national average define Matraville, where the typical person is 42. With 9,925 people, it is one of the largest areas at this level, featuring a diverse mix of age groups from young adults to seniors.
9,925
▲ +9.8%
- 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 Matraville — higher than 87% of areas.
| Matraville | 9,925 |
|---|---|
| 2036, NSW | 33,767 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is lower than most similar areas but noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 18.3% of the population, while those aged 65 and over account for 18.5%, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures.
18.5% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Matraville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.0% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships make up 9.2%, a figure a little below both the state and national averages.
4.0% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▲ +58.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Matraville, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Matraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12534/matraville/topic/demographics-identity