70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75
- 2021: 70
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Costerfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Costerfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Costerfield is 59 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is dominated by older adults and retirees, with a very small number of children living here.
70
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- 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 Costerfield — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Costerfield is a small community of just 70 people. It is smaller than about 65% of similar areas in the region.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 37.1% aged 65 and over, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.3% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average.
37.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Costerfield, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. About 41.5% of people are married, while 9.8% are in a de facto relationship, a rate a little below the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Costerfield, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (18%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Costerfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Costerfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20652/costerfield/topic/demographics-identity