575 ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 563
- 2016: 552
- 2021: 575
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stanford Merthyr · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stanford Merthyr
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Stanford Merthyr compared to most similar areas. This community of 575 people is notably older than the national figure, with a high number of seniors living here.
575
▲ +2.1%
- 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 Stanford Merthyr — higher than 67% of areas.
| Stanford Merthyr | 575 |
|---|---|
| 2327, NSW | 7,830 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure and noticeably older than the Australian average.
41 yrs ▼ -2.4%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 21.7% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Children under 15 account for 18.3%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
21.7% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stanford Merthyr splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 9.9% of the population, well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 15.5%.
9.9% ▲ +365.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Stanford Merthyr splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 Stanford Merthyr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13662/stanford-merthyr/topic/demographics-identity