3,684 ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,455
- 2016: 3,465
- 2021: 3,684
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Parklea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Parklea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Parklea is just 35, making this area noticeably younger than both New South Wales and Australia. With 3,684 people, it is larger than about 87% of similar areas and is shaped by a very high proportion of young adults.
3,684
▲ +6.6%
- 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 Parklea — higher than 86% of areas.
| Parklea | 3,684 |
|---|---|
| 2768, NSW | 28,864 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +12.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 only 5.7% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 are also well below the state average at 14.5%.
5.7% ▲ +64.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Parklea, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships are much lower here than in most areas.
8.3% ▲ +76.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.2% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Parklea splits fairly evenly between Never married (47%) and Married (45%), with Divorced at 4%.
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 Parklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13164/parklea/topic/demographics-identity