174 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 154
- 2021: 174
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mullaley · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of the 174 people in Mullaley are seniors, making it a much older area than most similar places. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure. This community has a strong presence of older adults and a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mullaley — higher than 50% of areas.
| Mullaley | 174 |
|---|---|
| 2379, NSW | 291 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Mullaley has 174 residents, a population size that is larger than about half of similar areas. The typical person here is 45, which is noticeably older than the average person in New South Wales.
174 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.7% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Children under 15 make up 16.7%, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.
24.7% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Mullaley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Youth (15–24) at 17%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 5.7% of the population, which is a little above the national average. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure at 15.9%.
5.7% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Mullaley splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mullaley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12831/mullaley/topic/demographics-identity