13,940 ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,307
- 2016: 12,551
- 2021: 13,940
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Minto · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Minto
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More children than the state average live in Minto, creating a youthful atmosphere for the 13,940 people here. The typical resident is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than the rest of Australia.
13,940
▲ +35.2%
- 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 Minto — higher than 88% of areas.
| Minto | 13,940 |
|---|---|
| 2566, NSW | 27,796 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This age trend is consistent across the state, where the typical person is 39.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area has so few seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up just 11.6% of the community.
11.6% ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.2% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Minto, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is higher than in most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 5.8% of residents, a figure well below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
3.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.8% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Minto, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Minto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12653/minto/topic/demographics-identity