143 ▼ -63.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 386
- 2016: 119
- 2021: 143
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Medway · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Medway
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than the state average mark the profile of Medway, where the typical person is 47. This small community of 143 people has a population that leans heavily toward older adults and seniors.
143
▼ -63.0%
- 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 Medway — lower than 53% of areas.
| Medway | 143 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 16,724 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, making Medway far older than the national figure of 38. Only about half of similar areas have a larger total population than this one.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 22.4% of the area, which is well above the Australian average of 17.2%. Children under 15 are also a little more common here than in the state or nation.
22.4% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Medway, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. People in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across New South Wales.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Medway, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Medway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12565/medway/topic/demographics-identity