491 ▲ +117.3%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 226
- 2016: 374
- 2021: 491
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Penshurst · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Penshurst
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than usual defines daily life in Penshurst, where the typical resident is 54. The area has seen rapid growth over the last decade, more than doubling its population to reach 491 people.
491
▲ +117.3%
- 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 Penshurst — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 5 years since 2011.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 54 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 28.3% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This contributes to a lower proportion of children under 15, at 14.7%, which is well below the national figure.
28.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Penshurst splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.7% of the community, which is much lower than most similar areas.
7.1% ▲ +434.6%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Penshurst, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222069/penshurst/topic/demographics-identity