399 ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 253
- 2016: 332
- 2021: 399
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nelligen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nelligen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nelligen is 53 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 399 people is defined by a high proportion of older adults and seniors.
399
▲ +57.7%
- 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 Nelligen — higher than 62% of areas.
| Nelligen | 399 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 53 is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. With 399 residents, Nelligen is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +1.9%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.8%.
25.6% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nelligen, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, and those in de facto relationships make up 16.8%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. About 2.5% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.5% ▲ —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nelligen, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Nelligen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12929/nelligen/topic/demographics-identity