564 ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 632
- 2016: 795
- 2021: 564
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clunes · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Clunes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors and more children than most similar areas define the current makeup of Clunes (L) (NSW). This shift is evident in the age profile, where 21.1% of residents are children under 15. The overall population has shrunk by 11% since 2011, leaving 564 people in the area.
564
▼ -10.8%
- 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 Clunes — lower than 63% of areas.
| Clunes | 564 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has dropped from 632 in 2011 to 564. While the typical resident is 41, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 39, this is actually two years younger than it was in 2011.
41 yrs ▼ -4.7%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 21.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 14.4%, a drop of 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
14.4% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Clunes, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 18.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is a little below the national figure, sitting at 2.1%.
2.1% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.4% ▲ +133.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clunes, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121020/clunes/topic/demographics-identity