504 ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 579
- 2016: 477
- 2021: 504
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sutton Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sutton Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 504 people in Sutton Forest are married. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
504
▼ -13.0%
- 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 Sutton Forest — higher than 65% of areas.
| Sutton Forest | 504 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 16,724 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 504 people is larger than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 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 26.6% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.3% of the population, a rate well below the state and national averages.
26.6% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sutton Forest, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Around 12.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
0.8% ▼ -61.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sutton Forest, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sutton Forest
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sutton Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13718/sutton-forest/topic/demographics-identity