56 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 56
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rhymney · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rhymney
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer children live in Rhymney than in most similar areas, making it a sparsely populated place with a distinct age gap. Only 5.4% of residents are under 15, while a quarter of the population are seniors aged 65 and over.
56
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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 Rhymney — lower than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 56 people, which is smaller than about 70% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39 years old, a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 25.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This high number of older residents helps explain why the proportion of children is far below the state and national figures.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rhymney splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the residents are married, though 31.9% have never married. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 3.2%.
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.
9.5% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rhymney, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Widowed (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rhymney
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rhymney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22165/rhymney/topic/demographics-identity