68 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 68
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sherwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sherwood is 43, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has only 68 people and a small number of children compared to most other areas.
68
—
- 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 Sherwood — lower than 67% of areas.
| Sherwood | 68 |
|---|---|
| 2450, NSW | 47,335 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with just 68 people. These residents are noticeably older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 only 10.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure. People aged 65 and over are slightly less common here than in the state and nation.
16.2% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sherwood, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the national average. Nearly 45% of residents are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sherwood, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13551/sherwood/topic/demographics-identity