36 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 36
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pucawan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pucawan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Half of all residents in Pucawan are seniors, making it a very old community. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
36
—
- 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 Pucawan — lower than 78% of areas.
| Pucawan | 36 |
|---|---|
| 2666, NSW | 5,636 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Pucawan is a small area with only 36 people. The typical resident here is 60 years old, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 50% of the population, which is far above the state figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.9% of the area, well below the Australian average.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pucawan, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 56%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married, while no one is in a de facto relationship. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pucawan, Married is the majority at 74%; Never married is next at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Pucawan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pucawan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13280/pucawan/topic/demographics-identity