3,594 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,491
- 2016: 3,540
- 2021: 3,594
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Padstow Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Padstow Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 3,594 people in Padstow Heights are married, reflecting a mature residential profile. This is an older area where the typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
3,594
▲ +3.0%
- 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 Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
| Padstow Heights | 3,594 |
|---|---|
| 2211, NSW | 17,610 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 3,594 is larger than about 86% of similar areas. Residents are generally older than those in the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 24.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.9%, a little below the New South Wales average.
24.5% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Padstow Heights splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 6.1%, a figure well below the Australian average of 11.5%.
0.8% ▲ +82.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Padstow Heights, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13132/padstow-heights/topic/demographics-identity