104 ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 247
- 2016: 80
- 2021: 104
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shadforth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shadforth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Shadforth, where 35.6% of the 104 residents fall into this bracket. This is a notably mature area, with a typical resident being far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
104
▼ -57.9%
- 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 Shadforth — lower than 58% of areas.
| Shadforth | 104 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | 48,283 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +19.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 16.3% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures of 18.2%. Those aged 65 and over account for 17.3%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
17.3% ▲ +58.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Shadforth, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (19%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.7%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a result well below the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shadforth, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Shadforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13536/shadforth/topic/demographics-identity