64 ▼ -74.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 255
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Porters Retreat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Porters Retreat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents dominate daily life in Porters Retreat, where the typical person is 53. This is far older than the national figure, and nearly 30% of the 64 residents are seniors aged 65 or over.
64
▼ -74.9%
- 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 Porters Retreat — lower than 68% of areas.
| Porters Retreat | 64 |
|---|---|
| 2787, NSW | 4,605 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. The total population is small, with only 64 people living in the area.
53 yrs ▲ +103.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of seniors aged 65 and over live here, at 29.7%, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with the area having few children, as those under 15 make up only 14.1% of the population.
29.7% ▲ +97.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Porters Retreat, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Youth (15–24) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the population are married, while 13% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the state figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +224.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Porters Retreat, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Porters Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13261/porters-retreat/topic/demographics-identity