74,124 ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 107,127
- 2016: 71,289
- 2021: 74,124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swansea · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Swansea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Swansea is now 46, making the area far older than the national figure. This shift is striking, with the typical age rising 14 years since 2011. While the total population has shrunk by 31% over the last decade, the community has grown significantly older.
74,124
▼ -30.8%
- 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 Swansea — higher than 74% of areas.
| Swansea | 74,124 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Swansea has 74,124 people, which is larger than about 73% of similar areas. However, the population fell by 33,003 people since 2011.
46 yrs ▲ +43.8%
Older than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 25.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, although the share of children under 15 has risen to 16.9% since 2011.
25.2% ▲ +202.6%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▲ +166.8%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Swansea splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.7% of people here are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 46.9% of residents are married, and the share of people in de facto relationships has fallen to 11.3%.
5.7% ▲ +794.7%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swansea, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10079/swansea/topic/demographics-identity