482 ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 476
- 2016: 458
- 2021: 482
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Palmers Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Palmers Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 482 people living in Palmers Island are married. This is an older community where the typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
482
▲ +1.3%
- 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 Palmers Island — higher than 64% of areas.
| Palmers Island | 482 |
|---|---|
| 2463, NSW | 8,304 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 482 people, making it larger than about 67% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 25.1% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, a rate about the same as the state and national averages.
25.1% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Palmers Island, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 18.8% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.3% of the population, slightly below the state average.
2.3% ▲ +262.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% ▲ +76.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Palmers Island, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Palmers Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Palmers Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13147/palmers-island/topic/demographics-identity