3,400 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,230
- 2016: 3,313
- 2021: 3,400
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Speers Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Speers Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 22% of people in Speers Point are aged 65 or older, making it a place where seniors are well represented. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure. This creates a community with a mature age profile and a total population of 3,400 people.
3,400
▲ +5.3%
- 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 Speers Point — higher than 86% of areas.
| Speers Point | 3,400 |
|---|---|
| 2284, NSW | 12,612 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 3,400 residents, Speers Point is larger than about 86% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure by seven years.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.4% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This is reflected in the age structure, where older adults and seniors together account for over half of all residents.
22.4% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Speers Point, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the community, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the population are married, while those in de facto relationships are at 10.6%, which is lower than most areas.
3.8% ▲ +116.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Speers Point, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Speers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13621/speers-point/topic/demographics-identity