1,021 ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 820
- 2016: 724
- 2021: 1,021
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Smithtown - Gladstone · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Smithtown - Gladstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity than most similar areas define Smithtown - Gladstone (L). The population has grown by 25% since 2011 and is now over 1,000 people. Residents are generally older than those in the rest of the state and nation.
1,021
▲ +24.5%
- 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 Smithtown - Gladstone — higher than 57% of areas.
| Smithtown - Gladstone | 1,021 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 23,166 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 201 people since 2011 to reach 1,021. While the typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38, this is 6 years younger than it was in 2011.
45 yrs ▼ -11.8%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 20.7% of the area, a little above the national figure. This sits alongside a large senior population, with those aged 65 and over at 24.5%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%.
24.5% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Smithtown - Gladstone splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.5% of the population, well above the national figure of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 45.5% of residents are married, while 11.8% are in a de facto relationship.
8.5% ▲ +79.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Smithtown - Gladstone, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Smithtown - Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121103/smithtown-gladstone/topic/demographics-identity