14,081 ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11,143
- 2016: 10,966
- 2021: 14,081
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Raymond Terrace · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Raymond Terrace
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 11.6% is well above the national figure for Raymond Terrace. This community has grown significantly, adding nearly 3,000 people since 2011. The area is now younger than it used to be, with a typical resident aged 38.
14,081
▲ +26.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Raymond Terrace — higher than 86% of areas.
| Raymond Terrace | 14,081 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 25,443 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 14,081, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The typical age is now 38, which is 4 years younger than it was in 2011.
38 yrs ▼ -9.5%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This reflects a shift in the age profile, as the proportion of people aged 65 and over fell by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
17.4% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Raymond Terrace splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, rising 7.1 percentage points since 2011. De facto relationships are also more frequent than usual, at 14.2%, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
11.6% ▲ +156.4%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Raymond Terrace splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Raymond Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113013/raymond-terrace/topic/demographics-identity