283 ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 192
- 2016: 225
- 2021: 283
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Main Arm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher rate of de facto relationships than most areas marks the social landscape of Upper Main Arm. The community of 283 people is generally older than the national average, with the typical resident aged 44.
283
▲ +47.4%
- 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 Upper Main Arm — higher than 59% of areas.
| Upper Main Arm | 283 |
|---|---|
| 2482, NSW | 6,967 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Upper Main Arm is larger than about 60% of similar areas. Its typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14.5% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 31.4%.
17.3% ▲ +109.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Upper Main Arm, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The area has a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than most similar places. People in de facto relationships make up 15.9% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages.
4.9% ▲ —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Main Arm, Never married is the majority at 58%; Married is next at 19%.
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 Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14053/upper-main-arm/topic/demographics-identity