533 ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 523
- 2016: 506
- 2021: 533
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Newham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Newham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Newham is far older than those in the rest of the country, with a usual age of 47. This age gap is a defining feature of the area's population, which currently stands at 533 people.
533
▲ +1.9%
- 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 Newham — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, making Newham far older than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.4%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
22.9% ▲ +71.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Newham, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (57.7%), while 11.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population.
0.6% ▲ —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Newham, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Newham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21927/newham/topic/demographics-identity