522 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 483
- 2016: 494
- 2021: 522
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waterfall · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waterfall
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 522 people living in Waterfall are married. This small community has a population that is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 41. It is a family-oriented area where children make up a higher proportion of the population than in most similar places.
522
▲ +8.1%
- 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 Waterfall — higher than 65% of areas.
| Waterfall | 522 |
|---|---|
| 2233, NSW | 29,960 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 522 people, which is larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the area a little older than the New South Wales average.
41 yrs ▲ +7.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 20.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. This contrasts with the 16.5% of residents aged 65 and over, a proportion that is lower than most similar places.
16.5% ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waterfall, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. In terms of relationships, those in de facto partnerships are much less common here than in most similar areas, at only 8.9%.
3.8% ▲ +209.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waterfall, Married is the majority at 53%; 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 Waterfall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14200/waterfall/topic/demographics-identity