597 ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 590
- 2016: 590
- 2021: 597
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sandy Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sandy Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 597 people lives in Sandy Point, where the typical resident is 41 years old. This makes the area noticeably older than the national figure. It is a place where families are common, with a higher proportion of children than most similar areas.
597
▲ +1.2%
- 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 Sandy Point — higher than 67% of areas.
| Sandy Point | 597 |
|---|---|
| 2172, NSW | 2,892 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure and noticeably older than the Australian average.
41 yrs ▲ +13.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.1% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. This contrasts with the number of seniors aged 65 and over, which at 14.6% is well below the state average.
14.6% ▲ +126.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sandy Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (62.7%), while 10.3% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most areas. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.5% of the population, a little below the national figure.
1.5% ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sandy Point, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Sandy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13502/sandy-point/topic/demographics-identity