444 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 475
- 2016: 497
- 2021: 444
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ravenswood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ravenswood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up the largest age group in Ravenswood, where 36.9% of residents are aged 65 and over. This makes the area far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 57. The population totals 444 people across the small district.
444
▼ -6.5%
- 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 Ravenswood — higher than 63% of areas.
| Ravenswood | 444 |
|---|---|
| 2824, NSW | 2,055 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is much higher than in most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +32.6%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is a mature community where 36.9% of people are seniors, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. Consistent with this, children under 15 make up only 14% of the population, which is well below the national average.
36.9% ▲ +68.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ravenswood, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A strong Indigenous presence is a key feature of the area, with 23.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander—far above the national figure of 3.2%.
23.4% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ravenswood splits fairly evenly between Never married (32%) and Married (28%), with Widowed at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ravenswood
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13334/ravenswood/topic/demographics-identity