93 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 101
- 2021: 93
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Summer Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Summer Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence defines the community of Summer Island, where 12.9% of people identify as such. This is well above the national figure of 3.2%. The area is sparsely populated with only 93 residents in total.
93
—
- 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 Summer Island — lower than 61% of areas.
| Summer Island | 93 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 23,166 |
| 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, making the population noticeably older than the Australian typical age of 38.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 35.5%. Children under 15 account for 17.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.
16.1% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Summer Island, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (17%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while 13.5% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%.
12.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Summer Island, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 40%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Summer Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Summer Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13704/summer-island/topic/demographics-identity