214 ▼ -49.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 423
- 2016: 230
- 2021: 214
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Star · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Star
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children makes North Star a notably family-oriented place to live. Families with kids are common here, with children under 15 making up 25.2% of the 214 residents.
214
▼ -49.4%
- 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 Star — higher than 55% of areas.
| North Star | 214 |
|---|---|
| 2408, NSW | 310 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly younger than the New South Wales average.
38 yrs ▲ +11.8%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 25.2% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 15.0% of the area, which is a little below the national average of 17.2%.
15.0% ▲ +70.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Star splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up only 5.4%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.9% of the population.
1.9% ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.4% ▼ -59.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Star, Married is the majority at 73%; 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 North Star [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13018/north-star/topic/demographics-identity