155 ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 278
- 2016: 146
- 2021: 155
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Primrose Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Primrose Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A smaller population of 155 people makes up Primrose Valley, where children are much more common than in most similar areas. This gives the place a notably younger feel, as the proportion of seniors is much lower than the state and national figures.
155
▼ -44.2%
- 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 Primrose Valley — lower than 52% of areas.
| Primrose Valley | 155 |
|---|---|
| 2621, NSW | 6,688 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales average.
39 yrs ▼ -2.5%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, people aged 65 and over account for only 11.0%, a figure well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
11.0% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Primrose Valley splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 54.0%, while 11.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, slightly below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%.
1.9% ▲ +80.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▼ -46.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Primrose Valley, Married is the majority at 55%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Primrose Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13277/primrose-valley/topic/demographics-identity