2,869 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,878
- 2016: 1,641
- 2021: 2,869
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Appin · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Appin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Appin, where the typical person is just 33. This is a community of 2,869 people that has grown notably younger over the last decade.
2,869
▼ -0.3%
- 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 Appin — higher than 77% of areas.
| Appin | 2,869 |
|---|---|
| 2560, NSW | 82,543 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 33, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and Australia's 38. This age has dropped by 4 years since 2011, while the total population has barely changed.
33 yrs ▼ -10.8%
Younger than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 28.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why there are so few seniors; those aged 65 and over make up only 8.9% of the area, well below the state average.
8.9% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.5% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Appin splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. More than half of residents are married, while 13.5% are in de facto relationships, a slight increase since 2011.
4.7% ▲ +75.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Appin, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Appin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115003/appin/topic/demographics-identity