1,686 ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,260
- 2016: 1,403
- 2021: 1,686
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morpeth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Morpeth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of residents are seniors in Morpeth, making it far older than most other areas. With 1,686 people living here, the typical resident is 55, which is 17 years older than the national figure.
1,686
▲ +33.8%
- 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 Morpeth — higher than 77% of areas.
| Morpeth | 1,686 |
|---|---|
| 2321, NSW | 19,857 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Morpeth is 55, which is far older than both the state and national figures. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
55 yrs ▲ +34.1%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 37.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is lower than most areas at 15.3%.
37.8% ▲ +118.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Morpeth, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.0% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Over half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 9.3%.
4.0% ▲ +218.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Morpeth, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Morpeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12738/morpeth/topic/demographics-identity