326 ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 324
- 2016: 362
- 2021: 326
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nelsons Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nelsons Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Nelsons Plains, where the typical person is 48. This small community of 326 people sees a high proportion of both seniors and children compared to state and national figures.
326
▲ +0.6%
- 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 Nelsons Plains — higher than 60% of areas.
| Nelsons Plains | 326 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 25,443 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Nelsons Plains is larger than about 62% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 21.2% of the population, well above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 are also a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 19.9%.
21.2% ▲ +63.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nelsons Plains, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than in most similar areas. Most people are married (62.9%), while 11.5% are in de facto relationships, a figure about the same as the national average.
3.7% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +170.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nelsons Plains, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Nelsons Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12933/nelsons-plains/topic/demographics-identity