2,043 ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,772
- 2016: 1,927
- 2021: 2,043
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Point Frederick · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Point Frederick
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas make up Point Frederick, where the typical person is 48. This shift towards an older population is clear, as there are far fewer children and many more seniors than the national average.
2,043
▲ +15.3%
- 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 Frederick — higher than 79% of areas.
| Point Frederick | 2,043 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 71,168 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Point Frederick totals 2,043 people, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents are far older than the national typical age of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 26% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is so low at 11.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
26.0% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Point Frederick splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 43.1% of residents are married, while 10.9% are in de facto relationships.
2.8% ▲ +70.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Point Frederick, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Frederick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13244/point-frederick/topic/demographics-identity