234 ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 294
- 2016: 232
- 2021: 234
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sulky · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sulky
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Residents in Sulky have grown older over time, with the typical person now aged 45. This is noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38. The area is home to 234 people.
234
▼ -20.4%
- 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 Sulky — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38. This population size is larger than about 57% of similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 20.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 35%, while seniors aged 65 and over are about the same as the state figure at 16.2%.
16.2% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sulky, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married at 63.4%, and those in de facto relationships make up 11.1%, which is about the same as the state figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +83.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sulky, Married is the majority at 63%; 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 Sulky [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22389/sulky/topic/demographics-identity