669 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 640
- 2016: 598
- 2021: 669
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Macksville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Macksville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of North Macksville is 53, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging profile is reflected in the high number of seniors and a smaller proportion of children compared to other regions.
669
▲ +4.5%
- 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 North Macksville — higher than 69% of areas.
| North Macksville | 669 |
|---|---|
| 2447, NSW | 7,809 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 669, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the state average, with a typical age of 53.
53 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 54 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 31.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the New South Wales figure at 15.1%.
31.5% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Macksville splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the population, which is well above the national average. Most residents are married, accounting for 43.8% of the community.
6.9% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Macksville, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (16%).
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 North Macksville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13006/north-macksville/topic/demographics-identity