569 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 538
- 2016: 611
- 2021: 569
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Medlow Bath · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Medlow Bath
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Medlow Bath is 52 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This creates a community where more than half of the population are aged 45 or over, with a small number of children living here.
569
▲ +5.8%
- 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 Medlow Bath — higher than 66% of areas.
| Medlow Bath | 569 |
|---|---|
| 2780, NSW | 13,348 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Medlow Bath has 569 residents, which is a larger population than about 69% of similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors, who make up 57.8% of the population combined. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is just 8.6%, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
26.2% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.6% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Medlow Bath, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. More people here are in de facto relationships (14.5%) compared to most other areas across Australia.
1.8% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Medlow Bath splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Medlow Bath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12563/medlow-bath/topic/demographics-identity