719 ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 547
- 2016: 625
- 2021: 719
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Vacy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Vacy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 719 people now calls Vacy home, with the area seeing a noticeable shift towards a more diverse and family-oriented community. The typical resident is now 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure.
719
▲ +31.4%
- 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 Vacy — higher than 70% of areas.
| Vacy | 719 |
|---|---|
| 2421, NSW | 2,069 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Vacy is larger than about 71% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 42, which is noticeably older than both the state and national figures.
42 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 18.2%.
18.5% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Vacy, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 7.2%, well above the national figure of 3.2%. This community also has more people in de facto relationships than most areas, at 14.2%.
7.2% ▲ +691.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +95.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Vacy, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Vacy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14081/vacy/topic/demographics-identity