325 ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 277
- 2016: 308
- 2021: 325
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Scarborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Scarborough are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area feel notably younger than most similar places, despite the typical resident being 41 years old.
325
▲ +17.3%
- 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 Scarborough — higher than 60% of areas.
| Scarborough | 325 |
|---|---|
| 2515, NSW | 11,745 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Scarborough totals 325 people, which is larger than about 62% of areas at this level.
41 yrs ▲ +17.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 39 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 23.7% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. In contrast, the 11.4% of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas and well below the national average.
11.4% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.7% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Scarborough, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.7% of the community, which is higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married (59%), while 11.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.7% ▲ —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scarborough, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13515/scarborough/topic/demographics-identity