Saltwater · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Saltwater

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Saltwater is far older than the national average, with the usual age being 58. This small, sparsely populated area has a population of just 4 people.

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📍 Saltwater, Suburb / Locality

Where Saltwater sits — Total population

4
  • 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 Saltwater — lower than 97% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Saltwater4
2430, NSW 36,841
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is among the smallest at this level. Residents here are far older than those in New South Wales and Australia, with a typical age 19 to 20 years above those state and national figures.

4

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3
  • 2021: 4

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 0%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 0%, ahead of Never married (0%).

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 Saltwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13483/saltwater/topic/demographics-identity