274 ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 249
- 2016: 301
- 2021: 274
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Silverwater · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Silverwater
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are far more common in Silverwater than in most similar areas, with a typical age of 51. This small community of 274 people is notably more senior than the state and national averages.
274
▲ +10.0%
- 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 Silverwater — higher than 58% of areas.
| Silverwater | 274 |
|---|---|
| 2264, NSW | 16,162 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 51, which is far older than the typical Australian (38) or New South Welsh resident (39).
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 represent a much lower share of the community at 12.8%.
27.0% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Silverwater splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas. De facto relationships are very rare here at 1.8%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
4.4% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
1.8% ▼ -70.0%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Silverwater, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13561/silverwater/topic/demographics-identity