36 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28
- 2021: 36
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 56 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small population of 36 people and a high proportion of seniors.
36
—
- 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 78% of areas.
| Sherwood | 36 |
|---|---|
| 2474, NSW | 6,492 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population consists of 36 people, making it smaller than about 77% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of the state and the nation.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
One in four people here is aged 65 or older, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.9% of the population, a rate well below the state average.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sherwood splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.1% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. No one here is in a de facto relationship, which is far below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
11.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 42%, followed by Divorced (24%) and Never married (18%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sherwood
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/SAL13553/sherwood/topic/demographics-identity