1,159 ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,090
- 2016: 1,437
- 2021: 1,159
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kurrajong · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kurrajong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kurrajong is 49 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This older profile is a defining feature of the local population, which grew by about 69 people to reach 1,159 residents in 2021.
1,159
▲ +6.3%
- 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 Kurrajong — higher than 59% of areas.
| Kurrajong | 1,159 |
|---|---|
| 2758, NSW | 8,848 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown 6.3% since 2011. This growth has happened alongside a shift in age, with the typical resident now 4 years older than they were a decade ago.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 26.4% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2% and has risen by 9.1 points since 2011. Children under 15 make up 16.8%, which is a little below the New South Wales average.
26.4% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kurrajong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 57.2%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 8.6%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.5% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
1.5% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% ▲ +48.8%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kurrajong, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Kurrajong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115093/kurrajong/topic/demographics-identity