7,212 ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,467
- 2016: 5,495
- 2021: 7,212
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St Leonards · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St Leonards
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in St Leonards is now just 34, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. With 7,212 people, it is among the largest areas of its kind. This young profile is driven by a huge concentration of adults aged 25 to 44, who make up over half the population.
7,212
▲ +61.5%
- 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 St Leonards — higher than 87% of areas.
| St Leonards | 7,212 |
|---|---|
| 2065, NSW | 31,698 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34 years old, which is much lower than most similar areas and 5 years younger than the New South Wales average.
34 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 dominate the area at 58.1%. This helps explain why children under 15 (11%) and seniors aged 65 and over (7.1%) are both far below the national figures.
7.1% ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In St Leonards, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 58%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population have never married, and those in de facto relationships make up 20.4%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Only 0.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the state average.
0.3% ▲ +147.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.4% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In St Leonards, Never married is the majority at 50%; Married is next at 39%.
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 Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13657/st-leonards/topic/demographics-identity