62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Triangle Flat · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Triangle Flat than across the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area is home to just 62 people and features a varied age mix, with a notably high number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Triangle Flat — lower than 69% of areas.
| Triangle Flat | 62 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 62 people. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.8% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This high number of children, along with 24.2% being seniors, helps explain why the typical age here is lower than in most areas.
24.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Triangle Flat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 17.7% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the 3.2% national average. Additionally, people in de facto relationships make up 16.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas.
17.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Triangle Flat, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Triangle Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13957/triangle-flat/topic/demographics-identity