272 ▼ -52.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 573
- 2016: 277
- 2021: 272
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Somerton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Somerton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More children than usual live in Somerton, where 23.9% of the 272 residents are under 15. This makes the area feel notably younger than the New South Wales average. It is a community where families and young people are a prominent part of daily life.
272
▼ -52.5%
- 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 Somerton — higher than 58% of areas.
| Somerton | 272 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 52,436 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Somerton is 38, which is about the same as the national figure. This age is much lower than in most similar areas.
38 yrs ▼ -11.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures of 18.2%. In contrast, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure.
13.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.9% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Somerton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 11.8% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (52.1%), while de facto relationships are a little more common than in the rest of Australia.
11.8% ▲ +124.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Somerton, Married is the majority at 52%; 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 Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13588/somerton/topic/demographics-identity