225 ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 197
- 2016: 217
- 2021: 225
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Morton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher share of children than the national average shapes daily life in Morton. The typical resident is 45, making the area noticeably older than the state and national figures. With 225 people living here, it is larger than 57% of similar areas.
225
▲ +14.2%
- 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 Morton — higher than 56% of areas.
| Morton | 225 |
|---|---|
| 2538, NSW | 2,580 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 45, which is noticeably older than the typical person in New South Wales by 6 years and the national figure by 7 years.
45 yrs ▼ -11.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 22.2% of the population, a figure well above the 18.2% seen across Australia and New South Wales. Residents aged 65 and over account for 16.9%, which is about the same as state and national levels.
16.9% ▲ +83.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Morton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people live in de facto relationships here than in most other areas, at 15.2%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.8% of the population, slightly below the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +85.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Morton, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Morton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12741/morton/topic/demographics-identity