469 ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 618
- 2016: 522
- 2021: 469
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Macarthur
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Macarthur is far older than in most other areas, with an average age of 51. This community of 469 people is notably senior-heavy, as those aged 65 and over make up over a quarter of the population.
469
▼ -24.1%
- 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 Macarthur — higher than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 51, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian aged 38.
51 yrs ▲ +15.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors dominate the age structure, with 25.8% of residents aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the state and national figures at 14.9%.
25.8% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Macarthur splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.1% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Nearly half of the residents are married, and 11.8% are in a de facto relationship.
1.1% ▲ +63.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +77.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Macarthur, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21560/macarthur/topic/demographics-identity