3,200 ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,125
- 2016: 3,169
- 2021: 3,200
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sylvania Waters · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sylvania Waters
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents shape the daily feel of Sylvania Waters, where the typical person is 43. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38, contributing to a mature community of 3,200 people.
3,200
▲ +2.4%
- 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 Sylvania Waters — higher than 85% of areas.
| Sylvania Waters | 3,200 |
|---|---|
| 2224, NSW | 14,559 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 3,200 is larger than about 85% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 20% of the area, a little above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.7%, which is a little below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
20.0% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sylvania Waters, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital patterns differ from the broader state, with people in de facto relationships at 6.4%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.8%, a little below the national average of 3.2%.
0.8% ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sylvania Waters, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sylvania Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13733/sylvania-waters/topic/demographics-identity