14,017 ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,717
- 2016: 13,306
- 2021: 14,017
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Padstow · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Padstow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A mix of established families and older adults shapes daily life in Padstow, which has a population of 14,017. The typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little older than the national figure.
14,017
▲ +10.2%
- 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 Padstow — higher than 88% of areas.
| Padstow | 14,017 |
|---|---|
| 2211, NSW | 17,610 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 14,017 people, Padstow is among the largest areas of its kind. Residents are slightly older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 40.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced, with young adults and older adults each making up 26.9% of the population. Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both sit at 16.9%, which is about the same as the national figures.
16.9% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Padstow splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of residents are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 7.1%, which is well below the national figure. Around 1.3% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
1.3% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Padstow, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Padstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13131/padstow/topic/demographics-identity