58 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59
- 2021: 58
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Norway · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most of the country defines Norway, where the typical resident is now 65. This sparsely populated area has a population of only 58 people and shows a striking lack of children compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Norway — lower than 70% of areas.
| Norway | 58 |
|---|---|
| 2787, NSW | 4,605 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 65, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
58 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
65 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Instead, seniors make up 43.1% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
43.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Norway splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (46%) and Older adults (45–64) (44%), with Young adults (25–44) at 9%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 16.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Norway, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Norway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13035/norway/topic/demographics-identity