54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61
- 2021: 54
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oolong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Oolong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates Oolong from the national average in its proportion of seniors. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 43, making it noticeably older than both New South Wales and Australia. Only 54 people live here, and the population is skewed heavily toward older adults.
54
—
- 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 Oolong — lower than 71% of areas.
| Oolong | 54 |
|---|---|
| 2581, NSW | 2,507 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38. There are 54 people in total, making it smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 24.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to a lack of children, as those under 15 make up only 11.1% of the area, well below the state average of 18.2%.
24.1% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Oolong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 20.5% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the 11.5% national average. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the 3.2% figure for Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oolong, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Oolong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Oolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13098/oolong/topic/demographics-identity