629 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 653
- 2016: 611
- 2021: 629
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Orient Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Orient Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population than most similar areas defines Orient Point, where the typical resident is 52. This community of 629 people is far older than the national average, with a very high proportion of seniors.
629
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Orient Point — higher than 68% of areas.
| Orient Point | 629 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales (39) or across Australia (38).
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 32.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 (14.9%) than most other places.
32.3% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Orient Point splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 13% of the population, which is among the highest for areas at this level and well above the state figure of 3.4%. Most people are either married (41.5%) or have never been married (34.4%).
13.0% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Orient Point, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Orient Point
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Orient Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13107/orient-point/topic/demographics-identity