1,735 ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,736
- 2016: 1,482
- 2021: 1,735
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Millers Point · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 1,735 people now live in Millers Point, where residents are generally older than the state and national averages. The area is notably adult-heavy, with very few children compared to the rest of Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Millers Point — higher than 77% of areas.
| Millers Point | 1,735 |
|---|---|
| 2000, NSW | 27,936 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
1,735 ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 7.1% of the population, which is far below the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is dominated by adults, with 63.7% of residents aged between 25 and 64.
19.5% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.1% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Millers Point, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here at 15.8%, well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.2%, which is lower than most areas.
0.2% ▼ -86.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Millers Point splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 10%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Millers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12630/millers-point/topic/demographics-identity