241 ▼ -50.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 487
- 2016: 235
- 2021: 241
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stuart Town · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stuart Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Stuart Town is now 51, making the area far older than the national average. With 241 people living here, the community is shaped by a high number of seniors and a significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
241
▼ -50.5%
- 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 Stuart Town — higher than 57% of areas.
| Stuart Town | 241 |
|---|---|
| 2820, NSW | 7,378 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the typical person in Australia who is 38. This age is also much higher than in most similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state figure at only 14.5%.
27.8% ▲ +50.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stuart Town splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 14.1% of the population, which is far above the 3.2% national figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 9.5%, which is a little below the national average.
14.1% ▲ +129.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stuart Town, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Stuart Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13695/stuart-town/topic/demographics-identity