284 ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 396
- 2016: 293
- 2021: 284
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sutton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Sutton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift of 14 years in the typical age of residents has transformed Sutton since 2011. The area has become much younger, with the typical person now aged 36, though the total population shrank by 28% to 284 people.
284
▼ -28.3%
- 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 Sutton — lower than 85% of areas.
| Sutton | 284 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 45,604 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. This reflects a significant change from 2011, when the typical age was 50.
36 yrs ▼ -28.0%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 25% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the younger profile, as the proportion of seniors fell 13 points since 2011 to just 11.6%.
11.6% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.0% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sutton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.6%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.4%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
1.4% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +101.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sutton, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sutton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sutton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122124/sutton/topic/demographics-identity