307 ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 313
- 2016: 333
- 2021: 307
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Attunga · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Attunga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of people in Attunga (L) have never been married, reflecting a community with a significant number of young adults. The area is sparsely populated with 307 residents and a typical age of 40 years, which has remained steady since 2011.
307
▼ -1.9%
- 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 Attunga — lower than 83% of areas.
| Attunga | 307 |
|---|---|
| 2345, NSW | 707 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of 307 people is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. This number shrank by 1.9% since 2011, with about 6 people leaving the area.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 9.6 points since 2011 to reach 17.9%.
17.9% ▲ +115.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Attunga splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 16.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also very common here at 22.5%, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 10.6%.
16.9% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.5% ▲ +95.4%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Attunga splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Attunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122009/attunga/topic/demographics-identity