61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Namoi River · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 49 makes Namoi River far older than most areas, though the small population of 61 people is surprisingly young in other ways. It is a place where families with children are more common than in the state or national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Namoi River — lower than 69% of areas.
| Namoi River | 61 |
|---|---|
| 2346, NSW | 3,033 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Only 61 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 68% of similar places.
61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here, at only 13.1%.
13.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Namoi River, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here at 16.7%, well above the 11.5% national average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Namoi River, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Namoi River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12899/namoi-river/topic/demographics-identity