204 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 321
- 2016: 473
- 2021: 204
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Macarthur · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Macarthur
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Macarthur is now 57, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has seen its total population shrink by 36% since 2011, losing about 117 people.
204
▼ -36.4%
- 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 Macarthur — lower than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen to 204 people, making it one of the smallest areas at this level. Residents are far older than the state and national averages, with the typical age rising 11 years since 2011.
57 yrs ▲ +23.9%
Older than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 32.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at 15.2%.
32.4% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Macarthur splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.4% of the population, a rate much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Macarthur, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (29%) and Widowed (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Macarthur
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222047/macarthur/topic/demographics-identity