87 ▼ -58.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 208
- 2016: 78
- 2021: 87
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shannons Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shannons Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up 39.1% of the population in Shannons Flat, marking it as an area with a very high proportion of older residents. The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a population of just 87 people.
87
▼ -58.2%
- 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 Shannons Flat — lower than 62% of areas.
| Shannons Flat | 87 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 8,876 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Shannons Flat is 54, making the area far older than both New South Wales and Australia. With only 87 people, it is smaller than about 61% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older people aged 65 and over make up 39.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.4%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
39.1% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Shannons Flat, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Shannons Flat identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average of 3.2%. Most residents are married at 61.1%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shannons Flat, Married is the majority at 63%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Shannons Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13543/shannons-flat/topic/demographics-identity