5,785 ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,691
- 2016: 5,730
- 2021: 5,785
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St Andrews · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St Andrews
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in St Andrews is just 36 years old, making it noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This young age profile is reflected in the high number of children and the small proportion of seniors living here.
5,785
▲ +1.7%
- 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 St Andrews — higher than 86% of areas.
| St Andrews | 5,785 |
|---|---|
| 2566, NSW | 27,796 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 5,785 people, St Andrews is larger than about 91% of similar areas. The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales average of 39.
36 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 21.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state average at only 13.0%.
13.0% ▲ +101.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →St Andrews splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 4.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. De facto relationships are much less common here than in other areas, accounting for only 7.9% of couples.
4.3% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In St Andrews, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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 St Andrews [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13646/st-andrews/topic/demographics-identity