3,455 ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,517
- 2016: 3,467
- 2021: 3,455
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shalvey · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shalvey
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 3,455 people in Shalvey have never been married. This is a notably young area where the typical resident is just 32, making it much younger than both the state and national averages.
3,455
▼ -1.8%
- 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 Shalvey — higher than 86% of areas.
| Shalvey | 3,455 |
|---|---|
| 2770, NSW | 61,494 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 32, which is among the lowest ages seen in similar areas. This is 7 years younger than the New South Wales figure.
32 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 25.2% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, with only 12.9% of people aged 65 or over.
12.9% ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.2% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Shalvey splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. De facto relationships are less common here than in most other areas.
12.0% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shalvey, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Shalvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13538/shalvey/topic/demographics-identity