Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 50 makes Maianbar far older than most similar areas. The community has aged by five years since 2011 and now has 539 residents. This shift is seen clearly in the age profile, where over half the population is aged 45 or more.
The total population grew by 4.3% since 2011, adding about 22 people. This is a small area with 539 residents, which is smaller than about 63% of similar places.
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 20.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.1%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
Married people make up 54.6% of the area, while those in de facto relationships fell to 10.7% since 2011. About 3.0% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Maianbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121070/maianbar/topic/demographics-identity