94 ▼ -73.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 354
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 94
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Obley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Obley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Obley, where the typical person is 56. This sparsely populated place has a population of 94 people and a notable gap in its age structure, with no youth aged 15 to 24 living here.
94
▼ -73.4%
- 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 Obley — lower than 60% of areas.
| Obley | 94 |
|---|---|
| 2868, NSW | 579 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Obley is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +30.2%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.7% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This is balanced by a high number of children under 15, who make up 22.3% of the area.
28.7% ▲ +167.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Obley, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national average. Most of the population is married (67.1%), while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most other areas at 4.9%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.9% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Obley, Married is the majority at 74%; Never married is next at 12%.
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 Obley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13080/obley/topic/demographics-identity