542 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 517
- 2016: 500
- 2021: 542
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sawyers Gully · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sawyers Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 542 people in Sawyers Gully are married, making it a community largely defined by family units. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 42. It also has a significantly higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than most other Australian areas.
542
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Sawyers Gully — higher than 66% of areas.
| Sawyers Gully | 542 |
|---|---|
| 2326, NSW | 7,871 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The total population of 542 is larger than about 68% of similar areas.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 42 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% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is balanced by a senior population of 18.5%, which is a little above the national figure.
18.5% ▲ +51.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sawyers Gully, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.1% of the population, well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. There is also a higher than usual number of people in de facto relationships at 15.3%.
8.1% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sawyers Gully, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sawyers Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13514/sawyers-gully/topic/demographics-identity