Australian Demographic Profile
Callaghan, NSW 2308
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~1,356
Median age
22
Median income
Low
$300-$399/wk
Top profile
Young
81%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers81%
- Non-earning dependants8.8%
- Established partnered households7.4%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~1,356
- Sex split
- F 57% / M 43%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 2.9%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)0%
- Young adults (15-24)97%
- Early career (25-39)2.2%
- Mid career (40-59)0.40%
- Senior (60+)0%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Callaghan: Low ($300-$399/wk).
- No / not stated42%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)48%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)10%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)0%
- Very high ($3k+)0%
Top occupations
- Sales Workers32%
- Community and Personal Service Workers22%
- Managers14%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| Callaghan | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 2.9% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →