257 ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 372
- 2016: 210
- 2021: 257
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Adaminaby · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Adaminaby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A rapidly ageing population defines daily life in Adaminaby, where the typical resident is now 52 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has seen a sharp shift since 2011, with the population shrinking by 31% to 257 people.
257
▼ -30.9%
- 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 Adaminaby — lower than 87% of areas.
| Adaminaby | 257 |
|---|---|
| 2629, NSW | 534 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Adaminaby is 52, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This is a significant shift from 2011, when the typical resident was only 31.
52 yrs ▲ +67.7%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 27.2% of the population, which is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This coincides with a steep drop in children under 15, who now make up only 11.3% of the area.
27.2% ▲ +222.6%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.3% ▼ -58.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Adaminaby splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 21.8%, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 10.6%. Meanwhile, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.3% of the population, which is a little below the state average.
2.3% ▼ -67.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.8% ▲ +206.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Adaminaby splits fairly evenly between Never married (35%) and Married (34%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Adaminaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122002/adaminaby/topic/demographics-identity