5,044 ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,835
- 2016: 5,058
- 2021: 5,044
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swansea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swansea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Swansea is 53 years old, making the area far older than most other parts of the country. This shift is seen in a population where nearly a third of people are seniors. These age trends create a community with far fewer children than the state or national average.
5,044
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Swansea — higher than 86% of areas.
| Swansea | 5,044 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 15,323 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Swansea has 5,044 residents, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 53, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 31.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian figure, making up only 13.5% of the area.
31.9% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Swansea splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.5% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (42.6%) or have never married (31.6%), while those in de facto relationships are slightly below the Australian average.
6.5% ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swansea, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13726/swansea/topic/demographics-identity