156 ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 235
- 2016: 169
- 2021: 156
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stony Chute · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stony Chute
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Stony Chute, where the typical resident is 53. This makes the area far older than both the state and national figures. With only 156 people living here, it is a small but aging community.
156
▼ -33.6%
- 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 Stony Chute — lower than 52% of areas.
| Stony Chute | 156 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is also much higher than in most similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +23.3%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older population, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 28.2% of the area. This is far above the national figure and helps explain why children under 15 are very rare here at just 3.8%.
28.2% ▲ +107.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.8% ▼ -83.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stony Chute splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national average. People in de facto relationships make up 13.4% of the population, a figure a little above the national average.
3.2% ▼ -49.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stony Chute, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Stony Chute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13682/stony-chute/topic/demographics-identity