3,974 ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,810
- 2016: 3,731
- 2021: 3,974
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Point Clare · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Point Clare
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Point Clare is far older than those across Australia, with the usual age here being 46. This older lean is driven by a large senior population, while the area remains larger than 87% of similar places with nearly 4,000 people.
3,974
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Point Clare — higher than 86% of areas.
| Point Clare | 3,974 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 71,168 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 3,974. Residents are noticeably older than those in New South Wales and far older than the national figure.
46 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 24.7% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. In contrast, children under 15 make up 17.9%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
24.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Point Clare splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for its level. Nearly half of residents are married, while 10.8% are in a de facto relationship, a figure lower than most similar areas.
2.3% ▲ +87.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Point Clare, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (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 Point Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13243/point-clare/topic/demographics-identity