653 ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 648
- 2016: 569
- 2021: 653
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
O'Connell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in O'Connell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a fifth of the 653 people living in O'Connell are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This makes the community feel notably younger in one sense, even though the typical resident is 43, which is older than the New South Wales average.
653
▲ +0.8%
- 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 O'Connell — higher than 69% of areas.
| O'Connell | 653 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 653, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, making the area noticeably older than both the state and the nation.
43 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.1% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% figure for Australia. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 17.3% of residents, which is about the same as the state average.
17.3% ▲ +35.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In O'Connell, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.1% of the population, a little above the national figure. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 1.5%, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
1.5% ▼ -52.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In O'Connell, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in O'Connell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13063/o-connell/topic/demographics-identity