475 ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 438
- 2016: 430
- 2021: 475
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunshine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunshine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 475 residents in Sunshine are married, reflecting a mature community. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 50 and a very high proportion of seniors.
475
▲ +8.4%
- 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 Sunshine — higher than 64% of areas.
| Sunshine | 475 |
|---|---|
| 2264, NSW | 16,162 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales or Australia. Sunshine's population of 475 is larger than about 67% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 27.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are a little below the state and national averages at 15.4%.
27.2% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sunshine splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 8.3%.
7.6% ▲ +200.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunshine, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Sunshine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13709/sunshine/topic/demographics-identity