215 ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 264
- 2016: 233
- 2021: 215
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ulong · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Ulong, where the typical person is 48. This small community of 215 people has a distinct demographic profile, with a low number of children and a high proportion of adults aged between 45 and 64.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ulong — higher than 55% of areas.
| Ulong | 215 |
|---|---|
| 2450, NSW | 47,335 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. Ulong is larger than about 56% of similar areas with a total population of 215 people.
215 ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
48 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 62% 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 only 12.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, though the 16.7% of people aged 65 and over is about the same as the state average.
16.7% ▲ +100.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -50.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Ulong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than the state average, 5.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. People in de facto relationships make up 19.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%.
5.1% ▼ -45.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Ulong, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ulong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14023/ulong/topic/demographics-identity