53 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51
- 2021: 53
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ponto · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ponto
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Ponto is 49, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place has a striking age split, where children and seniors each make up about 30% of the population.
53
—
- 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 Ponto — lower than 71% of areas.
| Ponto | 53 |
|---|---|
| 2818, NSW | 849 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ponto is a small community of just 53 people, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is split between two extremes, with children under 15 and seniors over 65 both sitting far above the national figure at 30.2% each. In contrast, young adults aged 15 to 24 are entirely absent from the area.
30.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.2% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ponto splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Older adults (45–64) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 77.1%, while those in de facto relationships are far below the national figure at 0.0%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is also well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ponto, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 18%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ponto
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ponto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13253/ponto/topic/demographics-identity