Sebastopol · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Sebastopol

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Life in Sebastopol is shaped by a small, ageing population where a quarter of the residents are seniors. With only 56 people living here, the community is much smaller than most similar areas and has a typical resident age of 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure.

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📍 Sebastopol, Suburb / Locality

Where Sebastopol sits — Total population

56 ▼ -84.4%
  • 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 Sebastopol — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Sebastopol56
2666, NSW 5,636
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 56 people living in the area. This makes it smaller than about 70% of similar places.

56 ▼ -84.4%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 359
  • 2016: 61
  • 2021: 56

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

42 yrs ▲ +5.0%

Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40 yrs
  • 2016: 49 yrs
  • 2021: 42 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

A quarter of residents are aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This explains why the area is much older than most, while children under 15 make up only 12.5% of the population.

25.0% ▲ +69.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

12.5% ▼ -48.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Sebastopol splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Youth (15–24) at 21%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most residents are married (59.5%), though no one here is in a de facto relationship. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living in the area, which is well below the state and national figures.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Sebastopol, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 38%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 5 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 6 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Sebastopol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13528/sebastopol/topic/demographics-identity