79,109 ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 72,392
- 2016: 76,318
- 2021: 79,109
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oatley · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Oatley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 53% of people in Oatley are married, reflecting a community where traditional family structures are common. The area is slightly older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 41. Across the last decade, the population has grown by 9.3% to reach 79,109 people.
79,109
▲ +9.3%
- 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 Oatley — higher than 80% of areas.
| Oatley | 79,109 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, making Oatley noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has remained steady since 2011.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 26.3%. There are more seniors (18.8%) than the state average, while the share of children under 15 has fallen to 17.1%.
18.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Oatley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. People in de facto relationships make up 6.1% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
0.8% ▼ -86.7%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oatley, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10062/oatley/topic/demographics-identity