138 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 207
- 2016: 168
- 2021: 138
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Horton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Horton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 138 people living in Upper Horton are married. This sparsely populated area is far older than the national average, with a high number of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
138
▼ -33.3%
- 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 Upper Horton — lower than 54% of areas.
| Upper Horton | 138 |
|---|---|
| 2347, NSW | 1,865 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Australia or New South Wales.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 28.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most other places.
28.3% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Upper Horton splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Additionally, 14.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, higher than in most areas.
10.1% ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Horton, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Upper Horton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14047/upper-horton/topic/demographics-identity