208 ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 299
- 2016: 173
- 2021: 208
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rankins Springs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rankins Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A younger population profile defines Rankins Springs, where the typical resident is just 35. This is noticeably younger than the same figure for New South Wales and Australia. The area's age structure is shaped by a high proportion of children and far fewer seniors than most other similar places.
208
▼ -30.4%
- 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 Rankins Springs — higher than 54% of areas.
| Rankins Springs | 208 |
|---|---|
| 2669, NSW | 1,539 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 208 people. This makes the area larger than about 55% of similar places in the region.
35 yrs ▼ -2.8%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at only 11.1%.
11.1% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.6% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rankins Springs splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.2% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Partnerships are also common, with 13.4% of people in a de facto relationship, slightly above the national average.
8.2% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +200.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rankins Springs, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rankins Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13329/rankins-springs/topic/demographics-identity