418 ▲ +54.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 271
- 2016: 182
- 2021: 418
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ulmarra · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ulmarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Ulmarra (L), where the typical person is 52. The population has grown by 54% since 2011 to reach 418 people, with a very high proportion of seniors now living in the area.
418
▲ +54.2%
- 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 Ulmarra — lower than 72% of areas.
| Ulmarra | 418 |
|---|---|
| 2462, NSW | 2,529 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has crept up by two years since 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +4.0%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 51 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 34.2% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. While children under 15 are a little below the national figure at 15.3%, their share of the population rose by 7 percentage points since 2011.
34.2% ▲ +96.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▲ +83.7%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ulmarra, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.6% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Most residents are either married (41.3%) or have never married (31.4%).
9.6% ▲ +74.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ulmarra, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Ulmarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122144/ulmarra/topic/demographics-identity