5,089 ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,667
- 2016: 4,408
- 2021: 5,089
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meadowbank · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meadowbank
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Meadowbank is now just 34 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the rest of the state. This shift towards a younger population is reflected in a high concentration of working-age adults and a relatively small number of seniors.
5,089
▲ +38.8%
- 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 Meadowbank — higher than 86% of areas.
| Meadowbank | 5,089 |
|---|---|
| 2114, NSW | 25,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 5,089 people, Meadowbank is larger than about 90% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 34.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up over half the population at 54.7%. This helps explain why children under 15 (11.9%) and seniors aged 65 and over (8.4%) are both well below the state and national figures.
8.4% ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.9% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Meadowbank, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 55%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Many residents are not married; 42.9% have never been married, while 15.5% are in de facto relationships, which is well above the national figure. Only 0.2% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the New South Wales average.
0.2% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Meadowbank splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 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 Meadowbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12560/meadowbank/topic/demographics-identity