59 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53
- 2021: 59
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Reddestone · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Reddestone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 59 years makes Reddestone far older than most of Australia. This sparsely populated area has no children under 15 and a very high proportion of seniors, creating a quiet community of older adults.
59
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- 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 Reddestone — lower than 69% of areas.
| Reddestone | 59 |
|---|---|
| 2370, NSW | 7,785 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 59 people, Reddestone is smaller than about 69% of similar areas. The typical resident is far older than those in New South Wales or across Australia.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over make up a huge 37.3% of the population, far above the state average.
37.3% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Reddestone splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (45%) and Seniors (65+) (42%), with Youth (15–24) at 8%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 16.7% of the population, well above the New South Wales average.
5.1% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Reddestone, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Reddestone
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Reddestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13351/reddestone/topic/demographics-identity