1,275 ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 976
- 2016: 1,238
- 2021: 1,275
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sandringham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sandringham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 1,275 people living in Sandringham are married. This is a notably older area where the typical resident is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. It is a community with a high proportion of seniors and a smaller number of young children compared to the rest of the country.
1,275
▲ +30.6%
- 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 Sandringham — higher than 74% of areas.
| Sandringham | 1,275 |
|---|---|
| 2219, NSW | 13,771 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,275, which is larger than about 76% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in New South Wales and Australia, with a typical age of 47.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.8%, a little below the state and national averages.
23.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sandringham, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 7.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 11.5%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.3%, which is well below the New South Wales average.
0.3% ▼ -74.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sandringham, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Sandringham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13493/sandringham/topic/demographics-identity