Shooters Hill · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Shooters Hill

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Much older residents than most similar areas define Shooters Hill, where the typical person is 48. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 29 people, with a notable mix of seniors and children.

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Where Shooters Hill sits — Total population

29
  • 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 Shooters Hill — lower than 82% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Shooters Hill29
2787, NSW 4,605
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 29 people living here. Residents are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 48.

29

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37
  • 2021: 29

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

48 yrs

Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40 yrs
  • 2021: 48 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The area has a striking age gap: 31% are seniors and 27.6% are children, both figures being far above the state and national averages. There are no residents aged between 15 and 24.

31.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

27.6%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Shooters Hill, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 27.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure. Most residents are married, accounting for 62.5% of the community.

Marital status

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In Shooters Hill, Married is the majority at 63%; Separated is next at 25%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 5 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Shooters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13556/shooters-hill/topic/demographics-identity