517 ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 471
- 2016: 495
- 2021: 517
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stanwell Tops · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children live in Stanwell Tops compared to the state and national figures. This small community of 517 people is notably younger than most similar areas, with children under 15 making up 22.6% of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stanwell Tops — higher than 65% of areas.
| Stanwell Tops | 517 |
|---|---|
| 2508, NSW | 9,346 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the national figure and a little younger than the state average.
517 ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 are well above the national average at 22.6%, while seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 12.8%. This creates a profile where young families are more common than older retirees.
12.8% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Stanwell Tops splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 60.5% of the population. Very few people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Stanwell Tops, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Stanwell Tops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13669/stanwell-tops/topic/demographics-identity