6,358 ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,601
- 2016: 4,977
- 2021: 6,358
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Richmond
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly higher proportion of seniors than the national average live in North Richmond, where 22% of people are aged 65 or over. This community of 6,358 people is a little older than the Australian average, though it also has more children than most similar areas.
6,358
▲ +38.2%
- 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 Richmond — higher than 86% of areas.
| North Richmond | 6,358 |
|---|---|
| 2754, NSW | 7,065 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure and slightly older than the national typical age of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 22% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Children under 15 are also common here, accounting for 19.2% of residents.
22.0% ▲ +68.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Richmond splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of all residents are married, while 10.9% are in de facto relationships.
4.6% ▲ +72.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Richmond, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13012/north-richmond/topic/demographics-identity