50 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 118
- 2021: 50
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paynes Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paynes Crossing
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents are seniors, making Paynes Crossing a far older community than most other areas. It is a sparsely populated place with only 50 people living across its large landscape.
50
—
- 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 Paynes Crossing — lower than 72% of areas.
| Paynes Crossing | 50 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | 31,073 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 61 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
With 48% of the population aged 65 and over, this area has a much higher proportion of seniors than the state average. This helps explain why children under 15 are far less common here at only 8%.
48.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Paynes Crossing, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.9% of the population, a figure about the same as the rest of Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Paynes Crossing, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Paynes Crossing
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Paynes Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13174/paynes-crossing/topic/demographics-identity