128 ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 150
- 2016: 127
- 2021: 128
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ophir · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ophir
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 128 people living in Ophir are married. This small community is notably younger than most similar areas, with a typical resident aged 41 and a high proportion of children.
128
▼ -14.7%
- 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 Ophir — lower than 55% of areas.
| Ophir | 128 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | 48,283 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 128 people. While the typical resident is 41, this is noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 20.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over represent only 8.6% of the area, which is well below the New South Wales average of 17.6%.
8.6% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ophir splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Around 13.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a little above the state average of 10.6%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ophir, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 Ophir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13101/ophir/topic/demographics-identity