107 ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 156
- 2016: 127
- 2021: 107
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Purfleet · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Purfleet
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very young population of 107 people defines Purfleet, where the typical resident is just 32 years old. This is noticeably younger than the national figure, and the area is marked by a very high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
107
▼ -31.4%
- 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 Purfleet — lower than 57% of areas.
| Purfleet | 107 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 32, which is among the lowest for similar areas and noticeably younger than the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
32 yrs ▲ +23.1%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common, as those under 15 make up 23.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at just 9.3%.
9.3% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Purfleet splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 92.5% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the state and national averages. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
92.5% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.1%
- 2016: 96.1%
- 2021: 92.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Purfleet, Never married is the majority at 93%; Divorced is next at 4%.
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 Purfleet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13288/purfleet/topic/demographics-identity