61 ▼ -72.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 220
- 2016: 88
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salisbury Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Salisbury Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines Salisbury Plains, where the typical resident is 57. With only 61 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area with a very high proportion of seniors.
61
▼ -72.3%
- 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 Salisbury Plains — lower than 69% of areas.
| Salisbury Plains | 61 |
|---|---|
| 2358, NSW | 3,727 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +23.9%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 42.6% of the population, a figure far above the 17.6% seen in New South Wales. This helps explain why children under 15 are among the lowest at this level, at just 4.9%.
42.6% ▲ +108.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.9% ▼ -78.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Salisbury Plains splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (45%) and Older adults (45–64) (41%), with Youth (15–24) at 9%.
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 national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, 14.6% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most areas.
8.2% ▲ +204.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +117.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Salisbury Plains, Married is the majority at 85%; Never married is next at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Salisbury Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13480/salisbury-plains/topic/demographics-identity