988 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,022
- 2016: 938
- 2021: 988
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stroud · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stroud
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents dominate the landscape in Stroud, where the typical person is 48. This is far older than the national figure of 38. With 988 people living here, it is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
988
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Stroud — higher than 73% of areas.
| Stroud | 988 |
|---|---|
| 2425, NSW | 2,018 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48 years old, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales (39) or Australia (38).
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 27.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
27.1% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stroud splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also more common here than in the state or nation, at 13.6%.
6.2% ▲ +85.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +78.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stroud, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Stroud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13692/stroud/topic/demographics-identity