609 ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 706
- 2016: 614
- 2021: 609
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swansea Heads · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swansea Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Swansea Heads is 46, making the community far older than the national figure. With 609 people living here, the area is larger than about 69% of similar places and has a strong presence of older adults and seniors.
609
▼ -13.7%
- 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 Heads — higher than 67% of areas.
| Swansea Heads | 609 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 15,323 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure and far older than the Australian average.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 21.8% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This helps explain why the area feels older, as children under 15 account for only 16.3% of residents.
21.8% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Swansea Heads, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.2% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
4.4% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swansea Heads, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13727/swansea-heads/topic/demographics-identity