430 ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 432
- 2016: 490
- 2021: 430
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Neath · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Neath
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population profile has become the defining feature of Neath, where the typical resident is now 55. This is far older than the national figure of 38, marking the area as a significant hub for seniors compared to most other regions.
430
▼ -0.5%
- 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 Neath — higher than 63% of areas.
| Neath | 430 |
|---|---|
| 2326, NSW | 7,871 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Neath stands at 430 people, which is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 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 34.9% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state figure at just 13.5%.
34.9% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Neath, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15.3% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 7.3%.
15.3% ▲ +175.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Neath, the largest group is Married at 36%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Neath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12926/neath/topic/demographics-identity