194 —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 168
- 2021: 194
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Utungun · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Utungun is 49 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has 194 people, with a high proportion of seniors and a notably large number of couples in de facto relationships.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Utungun — higher than 53% of areas.
| Utungun | 194 |
|---|---|
| 2447, NSW | 7,809 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales by 10 years and the national figure by 11 years.
194 —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.2% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. Children under 15 account for 17.0% of residents, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 18.2%.
24.2% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Utungun, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 3.1% of the area, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
3.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Utungun, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Utungun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14080/utungun/topic/demographics-identity