1,332 ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,076
- 2016: 1,235
- 2021: 1,332
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Smiths Lake · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Smiths Lake
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Smiths Lake is 49 years old, making the area far older than most across Australia. With a population of 1,332 people, the community is largely made up of older adults and seniors who together account for over half the population.
1,332
▲ +23.8%
- 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 Smiths Lake — higher than 75% of areas.
| Smiths Lake | 1,332 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 25,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,332 people is larger than about 77% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 49 compared to the Australian average of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This high number of older residents is consistent with the fact that 30.5% of the area's adults are aged between 45 and 64.
25.6% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Smiths Lake splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 16.2%. Around 3.8% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than in most similar areas.
3.8% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Smiths Lake, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
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 Smiths Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13579/smiths-lake/topic/demographics-identity