191 ▼ -58.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 460
- 2016: 406
- 2021: 191
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rainbow Flat · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Rainbow Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Rainbow Flat, where the typical person is now 54. The population has shrunk significantly, falling by 58% since 2011 to just 191 people. This shift has created a community where over a quarter of the people are seniors.
191
▼ -58.5%
- 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 Rainbow Flat — lower than 90% of areas.
| Rainbow Flat | 191 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rainbow Flat is among the smallest areas at this level, with its total population falling from 460 in 2011 to 191. During that time, the typical age of a resident climbed by 17 years to 54, making the area far older than the national figure of 38.
54 yrs ▲ +45.9%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 25.7% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This increase is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.2% of the area.
25.7% ▲ +207.9%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rainbow Flat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 17.2% of the population, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen 13 points since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +343.5%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +285.2%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rainbow Flat, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Rainbow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122113/rainbow-flat/topic/demographics-identity