604 ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 619
- 2016: 609
- 2021: 604
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Telegraph Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Telegraph Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Telegraph Point is now 47, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This population of 604 people is larger than about 69% of similar areas. The community is older overall, with a third of residents aged between 45 and 64.
604
▼ -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 Telegraph Point — higher than 67% of areas.
| Telegraph Point | 604 |
|---|---|
| 2441, NSW | 4,288 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 47 years, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39 and the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 33.3% of the population. Children under 15 account for 16.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures of 18.2%.
18.2% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Telegraph Point, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 6.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Half of the residents are married, and 11.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the state average.
6.3% ▲ +143.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Telegraph Point, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Telegraph Point
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Telegraph Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13796/telegraph-point/topic/demographics-identity