2,077 ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,328
- 2016: 2,896
- 2021: 2,077
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Guyra · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Guyra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Guyra compared to most similar areas. The town has grown quickly, adding 749 people since 2011 to reach a population of 2,077. While the typical resident is 44, the community is aging, with seniors making up nearly a quarter of the population.
2,077
▲ +56.4%
- 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 Guyra — higher than 72% of areas.
| Guyra | 2,077 |
|---|---|
| 2365, NSW | 3,762 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 56% since 2011, making Guyra larger than about 73% of similar areas. The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
44 yrs ▼ -4.3%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 61 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 make up 22.8% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This group has grown by 5.5 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell to 18.5%.
22.8% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Guyra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 9.5% of the population, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 3.4% and has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011. Most adults are either married (40.5%) or have never been married (36.9%).
9.5% ▲ +320.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Guyra splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 Guyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115074/guyra/topic/demographics-identity