84,426 ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66,899
- 2016: 81,784
- 2021: 84,426
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cabramatta · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Cabramatta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 84,426 makes Cabramatta larger than about 87% of similar areas. This is a growing and diverse hub where the typical resident is now 39, making the area four years younger than it was in 2011.
84,426
▲ +26.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cabramatta — higher than 86% of areas.
| Cabramatta | 84,426 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 26% since 2011, adding about 17,527 people. The typical age of 39 is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
39 yrs ▼ -9.3%
Older than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age structure is led by older adults aged 45 to 64 at 27.1%. Meanwhile, children under 15 and seniors over 65 have both fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
16.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cabramatta splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.7% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. De facto relationships are also well below the national figure at 4.8%.
0.7% ▼ -77.6%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.8% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cabramatta, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10012/cabramatta/topic/demographics-identity