8,964 ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,258
- 2016: 7,705
- 2021: 8,964
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Sydney · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Sydney
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer children live in North Sydney than in most similar areas, making it a notably young pocket of the city. The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales average of 39. This creates a population dominated by working-age adults.
8,964
▲ +43.2%
- 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 Sydney — higher than 87% of areas.
| North Sydney | 8,964 |
|---|---|
| 2060, NSW | 15,135 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 8,964 residents, North Sydney is among the largest areas at this level. Its typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the Australian figure of 38.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up nearly half the population at 45.7%. This helps explain why children under 15 are at 10.7%, a figure well below the national average of 18.2%.
14.0% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In North Sydney, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.7%, well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.4%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.7% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Sydney, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13020/north-sydney/topic/demographics-identity