56 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44
- 2021: 56
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Seal Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Seal Rocks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher share of seniors than most similar areas lives in Seal Rocks, where the typical resident is 46. This small community of 56 people is noticeably older than the state and national averages.
56
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- 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 Seal Rocks — lower than 70% of areas.
| Seal Rocks | 56 |
|---|---|
| 2423, NSW | 3,297 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 46, making the population far older than the national figure of 38. Seal Rocks is smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 33.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 also make up a slightly higher share of the community than the Australian average.
33.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Seal Rocks splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.1% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
7.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Seal Rocks, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Seal Rocks
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Seal Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13527/seal-rocks/topic/demographics-identity