126 ▼ -60.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 321
- 2016: 161
- 2021: 126
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Putty · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Putty
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Putty is 48, making this area far older than both the state and national figures. With only 126 people living across a large area, it is a sparsely populated community where seniors make up a very large portion of the population.
126
▼ -60.7%
- 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 Putty — lower than 55% of areas.
| Putty | 126 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 21,445 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Putty is a small area with 126 residents. People here are far older than those in most other similar areas, with a typical age that is 10 years higher than the Australian average.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
27.8% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Putty splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. People in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
2.4% ▼ -48.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% ▼ -53.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Putty splits fairly evenly between Never married (37%) and Married (36%), with Separated at 13%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Putty
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Putty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13292/putty/topic/demographics-identity