1,303 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,194
- 2016: 1,158
- 2021: 1,303
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Skennars Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Skennars Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,303 people in Skennars Head are married. This is a notably older area, where the typical resident is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
1,303
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Skennars Head — higher than 74% of areas.
| Skennars Head | 1,303 |
|---|---|
| 2478, NSW | 32,053 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 77% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, a rate about the same as the state and country.
24.9% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Skennars Head splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.8% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.8%, which is around the middle for similar areas.
1.8% ▲ +69.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +48.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Skennars Head, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Skennars Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13569/skennars-head/topic/demographics-identity