Middle Flat · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Middle Flat

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Middle Flat is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a very small community of just 41 people and a population structure skewed heavily toward older adults.

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Where Middle Flat sits — Total population

41
  • 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 Middle Flat — lower than 76% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Middle Flat41
2630, NSW 8,876
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population of 41 is smaller than about 75% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in New South Wales, with a typical age 16 years higher than the state average.

41

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 54
  • 2021: 41

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

55 yrs

Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 50 yrs
  • 2021: 55 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

No children under 15 live here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.8% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average.

26.8%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 26.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Middle Flat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Youth (15–24) (25%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most people are married, accounting for 65.7% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 10%, which is a little below the national figure of 11.5%, while there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents.

10.0%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Middle Flat, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 30%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 5 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 7 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Middle Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12616/middle-flat/topic/demographics-identity