3,325 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,557
- 2016: 3,075
- 2021: 3,325
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pitt Town · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Pitt Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Six in ten residents of Pitt Town are married, reflecting a community shaped by established families. This is a notably young area where the typical resident is 37, and there is a strong presence of children compared to the rest of the state.
3,325
▼ -6.5%
- 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 Pitt Town — higher than 80% of areas.
| Pitt Town | 3,325 |
|---|---|
| 2756, NSW | 35,328 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 3,325 is larger than about 82% of similar areas, though it shrank by 6.5% since 2011, losing around 232 people.
37 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is a little younger than the state average, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national level at 13.2%.
13.2% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.9% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pitt Town splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.7%, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
3.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pitt Town, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Pitt Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115120/pitt-town/topic/demographics-identity