221 ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 269
- 2016: 218
- 2021: 221
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Picketts Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Picketts Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more children live in Picketts Valley than in the rest of the state, with 28.5% of the population under 15. This small community of 221 people is generally older than the national average, yet it has a very low proportion of seniors.
221
▼ -17.8%
- 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 Picketts Valley — higher than 56% of areas.
| Picketts Valley | 221 |
|---|---|
| 2251, NSW | 33,721 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the same figure for New South Wales and Australia. The total population is 221 people.
42 yrs ▼ -8.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 28.5% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. Conversely, people aged 65 and over are well below the state and national figures at 12.7%.
12.7% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.5% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Picketts Valley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.0% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (58.5%), while 11.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national average.
5.0% ▲ +124.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +149.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Picketts Valley, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Picketts Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13210/picketts-valley/topic/demographics-identity