384 ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 379
- 2016: 377
- 2021: 384
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Minto Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Minto Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A larger population than 64% of similar areas defines Minto Heights, which is notably older than the rest of the state. The typical resident is 44, and nearly a quarter of the population are seniors aged 65 and over. This creates a community where older adults are well represented compared to national figures.
384
▲ +1.3%
- 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 Heights — higher than 61% of areas.
| Minto Heights | 384 |
|---|---|
| 2566, NSW | 27,796 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 384 people. At 44 years old, the typical resident is noticeably older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 24.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This contrasts with children under 15, who account for 18.2% of the area, matching the state and national proportions.
24.5% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Minto Heights splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. In terms of relationships, 57.1% of people are married, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 4.3%.
6.0% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.3% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Minto Heights, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12654/minto-heights/topic/demographics-identity