681 ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 550
- 2016: 645
- 2021: 681
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Raleigh · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Raleigh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Raleigh is 49, making the area far older than the national figure. This age gap defines the community, where seniors make up over a quarter of the population. It is a small town of 681 people with a distinct demographic profile compared to the rest of the state.
681
▲ +23.8%
- 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 Raleigh — higher than 69% of areas.
| Raleigh | 681 |
|---|---|
| 2454, NSW | 7,953 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 681 people, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 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% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state figure at just 13.5%.
27.0% ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Raleigh splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.3% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Marital patterns also differ from the norm, with a higher rate of de facto relationships than the national figure.
5.3% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Raleigh, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (31%) and Widowed (11%).
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 Raleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13320/raleigh/topic/demographics-identity