367 ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 270
- 2016: 310
- 2021: 367
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Picton - West · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Picton - West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift toward a younger population has defined Picton - West (L) since 2011, with the typical age dropping by 11 years to 43. This change is mirrored in the latest figures, where the number of children has grown and the proportion of seniors has fallen sharply.
367
▲ +35.9%
- 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 Picton - West — lower than 77% of areas.
| Picton - West | 367 |
|---|---|
| 2571, NSW | 13,174 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 36% since 2011, adding about 97 people to reach 367. While the typical resident is now 43, this is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▼ -20.4%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 43 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, which is higher than most similar places. This helps explain why the proportion of people aged 65 and over has fallen so steeply, dropping 15 points since 2011 to 15.3%.
15.3% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Picton - West, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 71.9%, but those in de facto relationships make up just 1.1%, which is far below the national figure of 11.5%. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander account for 0.8%, a little below the New South Wales average.
0.8% ▼ -89.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
1.1% ▼ -84.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Picton - West, Married is the majority at 73%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Picton - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122111/picton-west/topic/demographics-identity