79,707 ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 85,553
- 2016: 71,072
- 2021: 79,707
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Macquarie · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Lake Macquarie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Ten years older than it was in 2011, Lake Macquarie is now a place where the typical resident is 44. This aging trend is clear, with a significant rise in the number of seniors and a shrinking overall population that has fallen by about 5,800 people since 2011.
79,707
▼ -6.8%
- 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 Lake Macquarie — higher than 81% of areas.
| Lake Macquarie | 79,707 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This represents a sharp increase from 2011, when the typical age was just 34.
44 yrs ▲ +29.4%
Older than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 now make up 24.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 has fallen since 2011 and sits a little below the national figure at 17.0%.
24.1% ▲ +84.5%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lake Macquarie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.0% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. In terms of relationships, 47.2% of residents are married, while 11.4% are in a de facto relationship.
6.0% ▲ +935.2%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +233.5%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Macquarie, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lake Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10042/lake-macquarie/topic/demographics-identity