1,049 ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 694
- 2016: 961
- 2021: 1,049
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pokolbin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pokolbin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pokolbin is now 57, making the area far older than the national figure. This community of 1,049 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
1,049
▲ +51.2%
- 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 Pokolbin — higher than 73% of areas.
| Pokolbin | 1,049 |
|---|---|
| 2320, NSW | 39,163 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This makes Pokolbin much older than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +26.7%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 30.3% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.7%.
30.3% ▲ +126.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pokolbin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common relationship status at 69.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 8.5%, which is well below the Australian average of 11.5%.
1.9% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pokolbin, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Pokolbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13248/pokolbin/topic/demographics-identity