656 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 683
- 2016: 735
- 2021: 656
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Menangle · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Menangle
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An exceptionally old population defines Menangle, where the typical resident is 73 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38 years, marking one of the most aged communities in the region. The area has become significantly older over the last decade, with seniors now making up the vast majority of the population.
656
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Menangle — lower than 57% of areas.
| Menangle | 656 |
|---|---|
| 2568, NSW | 1,252 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 73, which is 35 years older than the Australian average and 37 years older than in 2011. Total population has shrank by 4% since 2011, falling to 656 people.
73 yrs ▲ +102.8%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 73 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 59.6% of the population, which is 42 percentage points higher than the national figure. This shift explains why children under 15 have fallen to just 8.2%, a figure far below the Australian average of 18.2%.
59.6% ▲ +641.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.2% ▼ -66.1%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Menangle, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 59%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (62.1%) or widowed (18.3%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at only 2.3%. About 1.2% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is a little below the New South Wales average.
1.2% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.3% ▼ -68.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Menangle, Married is the majority at 62%; Widowed is next at 18%.
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 Menangle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121075/menangle/topic/demographics-identity