1,215 ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 852
- 2016: 942
- 2021: 1,215
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paxton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paxton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with young children shape the daily life of Paxton, where the typical resident is only 33 years old. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national averages. With a population of 1,215 people, it is larger than about 76% of similar areas.
1,215
▲ +42.6%
- 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 Paxton — higher than 74% of areas.
| Paxton | 1,215 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | 31,073 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 33, which is 6 years younger than the New South Wales average and 5 years younger than the national figure.
33 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of residents are children under 15, a figure well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This young tilt is mirrored by the senior population, which at 13.1% is well below the state and national averages.
13.1% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Paxton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is prominent here, with 10.2% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the 3.2% national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common than in most areas, accounting for 15.9% of the population.
10.2% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +84.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Paxton splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Paxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13173/paxton/topic/demographics-identity