Sleepy Hollow · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Sleepy Hollow

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

A typical resident in Sleepy Hollow is now 47 years old, making the population far older than the national figure. This small community of 123 people is shaped by a high number of adults in their prime and senior years.

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Where Sleepy Hollow sits — Total population

123
  • 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 Sleepy Hollow — lower than 55% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Sleepy Hollow123
2483, NSW 11,616
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age of 47 is far older than the New South Wales average of 39 and the Australian average of 38.

123

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 98
  • 2021: 123

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

47 yrs

Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41 yrs
  • 2021: 47 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 17.9% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Seniors aged 65 and over also sit around the middle for similar areas at 17.1%.

17.1%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

17.9%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Sleepy Hollow splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are well above the national figure at 15.4%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national averages.

15.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Sleepy Hollow splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 8%.

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: 5 males; 65–69: 8 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 5 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 8 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 7 males; 35–39: 6 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 5 males; 25–29: 11 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: 4 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 5 females

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 Sleepy Hollow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13572/sleepy-hollow/topic/demographics-identity