3,185 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,020
- 2016: 3,000
- 2021: 3,185
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Urunga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Urunga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Urunga is 17 years older than the national figure, making it a far older community than most of the country. With 3,185 people, the area is larger than about 85% of similar places. This aging trend is seen across the whole population, with a very high proportion of seniors.
3,185
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Urunga — higher than 85% of areas.
| Urunga | 3,185 |
|---|---|
| 2455, NSW | 3,185 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This makes Urunga much older than most similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +7.8%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 33.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This high number of older residents is reflected in the low share of children under 15, who make up only 13.9% of the area.
33.4% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Urunga splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. About 44.1% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships sit at 11.2%, which is about the same as the state average.
4.9% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Urunga, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14079/urunga/topic/demographics-identity