34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Reefton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Reefton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Reefton is 56, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has just 34 people and is defined by a significant lack of children.
34
—
- 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 Reefton — lower than 79% of areas.
| Reefton | 34 |
|---|---|
| 2666, NSW | 5,636 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 56 is far older than both the state and national figures. This is a small area with a total population of 34 people.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 in the area, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.4% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%.
29.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Reefton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 17.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Reefton, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (27%) and Widowed (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Reefton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Reefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13357/reefton/topic/demographics-identity