1,902 ▲ +166.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 715
- 2016: 767
- 2021: 1,902
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mays Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mays Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mays Hill is just 31, making the area far younger than the New South Wales average. This creates a distinct demographic profile where over half the population are young adults and children, while very few seniors live here.
1,902
▲ +166.0%
- 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 Mays Hill — higher than 78% of areas.
| Mays Hill | 1,902 |
|---|---|
| 2145, NSW | 87,531 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mays Hill is home to 1,902 people, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 31.
31 yrs ▼ -8.8%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, as those aged 65 and over represent only 5.0% of residents—far below the New South Wales average.
5.0% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mays Hill, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 51%; Children (0–14) is next at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 6.6%, which is well below the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander account for 1.0% of the population, a little below the state average.
1.0% ▲ +78.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▲ +122.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mays Hill, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Mays Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12548/mays-hill/topic/demographics-identity