605 ▲ +55.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 388
- 2016: 471
- 2021: 605
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Run-o-Waters · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Run-o-Waters
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 605 people defines Run-o-Waters, where residents are now far older than the national average. The typical person here is 46, making the area noticeably older than both the state and the rest of the country.
605
▲ +55.9%
- 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 Run-o-Waters — higher than 67% of areas.
| Run-o-Waters | 605 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 31,629 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the Australian figure of 38. This makes the area noticeably older than the New South Wales average.
46 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 or over, a figure that is well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 17.7% of the community, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
25.0% ▲ +97.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Run-o-Waters splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 63.9% of the population. About 2.5% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5% ▲ +60.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +98.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Run-o-Waters, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Run-o-Waters
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Run-o-Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13455/run-o-waters/topic/demographics-identity