863 ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 723
- 2016: 814
- 2021: 863
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Orara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Orara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Upper Orara, where the typical resident is 45 years old. This is seven years older than the national figure. The area is larger than 73% of similar places, with 863 people living here.
863
▲ +19.4%
- 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 Orara — higher than 72% of areas.
| Upper Orara | 863 |
|---|---|
| 2450, NSW | 47,335 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 45, which is noticeably older than the typical resident in New South Wales and Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 20.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well above the Australian average at 20.3%.
20.3% ▲ +85.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Upper Orara, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 15.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Around 3.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a rate higher than most similar areas.
3.5% ▲ +151.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Orara, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Orara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14059/upper-orara/topic/demographics-identity