Nooroo · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Nooroo

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Only 48 people live in Nooroo, making it smaller than about 73% of similar areas. While the typical resident is 44, the area is notable for having a very high proportion of children and a much lower number of seniors than the state average.

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📍 Nooroo, Suburb / Locality

Where Nooroo sits — Total population

48
  • 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 Nooroo — lower than 73% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Nooroo48
2415, NSW 429
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 44, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.

48

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 58
  • 2021: 48

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

44 yrs

Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33 yrs
  • 2021: 44 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up 29.2% of the population, which is far above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the senior population is much lower than most areas, at just 10.4%.

10.4%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

29.2%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Nooroo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 21.2% of residents. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%.

21.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 21.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Nooroo, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 27%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 5 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 7 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 6 males; 35–39: 4 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 5 males; 10–14: 9 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Nooroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12982/nooroo/topic/demographics-identity