4,543 ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,439
- 2016: 3,682
- 2021: 4,543
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Silverdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Silverdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines daily life in Silverdale, where the typical resident is just 35. This makes the area feel quite different from the state average, with a high proportion of children and fewer seniors than most places.
4,543
▲ +32.1%
- 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 Silverdale — higher than 86% of areas.
| Silverdale | 4,543 |
|---|---|
| 2752, NSW | 5,747 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Silverdale is larger than about 89% of similar areas, with 4,543 people living here. Residents are noticeably younger than those in the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
35 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 22.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common at 10.7%.
10.7% ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Silverdale splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state and national figures. Most residents are married (58.3%), though 31.6% have never been married.
4.6% ▲ +120.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Silverdale, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Silverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13559/silverdale/topic/demographics-identity