916 ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 907
- 2016: 982
- 2021: 916
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Northwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Northwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Northwood is 46, making the area far older than the national figure. The community is larger than about 73% of similar areas, with a population of 916 people who generally lean towards older age groups.
916
▲ +1.0%
- 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 Northwood — higher than 72% of areas.
| Northwood | 916 |
|---|---|
| 2066, NSW | 33,844 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales average and far older than the national figure of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 19.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This balances with a significant number of older adults, who represent 33.4% of the community.
18.3% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Northwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the national average. Additionally, those in de facto relationships make up just 5.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.8% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Northwood, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Northwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13034/northwood/topic/demographics-identity