656 ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 740
- 2016: 645
- 2021: 656
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Conjola · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Lake Conjola
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population shapes daily life in Lake Conjola, where the typical resident is now 66. This makes the area far older than the national figure, with a population that has shrunk by 11% since 2011.
656
▼ -11.4%
- 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 Lake Conjola — lower than 57% of areas.
| Lake Conjola | 656 |
|---|---|
| 2539, NSW | 20,305 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen to 656 people since the last census. This shrinking trend comes alongside a significant increase in age, as the typical resident is 11 years older than they were in 2011.
66 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 66 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 56.9% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This age gap is reflected in the very small number of children, with those under 15 making up only 5.5% of the population.
56.9% ▲ +96.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.5% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake Conjola, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 58%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 68.1% of the population. People in de facto relationships make up 7.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%.
1.8% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Conjola, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 13%.
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 Lake Conjola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121063/lake-conjola/topic/demographics-identity