Suburb in Lithgow

Pottery Estate, NSW

Pottery Estate had a population of 112 at the 2021 Census (−15.2% since 2016). Median age 50.0. Median weekly household income $949. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pottery Estate at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Central West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pottery Estate's population shrank by 15.2% to 112, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 50.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 13.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 27.7%.

59.6% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 34.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 52 households.

The median household earns $949 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,343 a month.

16.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 6.1% use a language other than English at home. 22.9% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pottery Estate beside NSW and Australia.

MeasurePottery EstateNSWAustralia
Population1128,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016−15.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age50.039.038.0
Households522,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting59.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright34.6%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$949$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$275$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,343$2,167$1,863
Born overseas16.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home6.1%28.2%23.6%
No religion22.9%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−15.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1102011
  2. 1322016
  3. 1122021

Age

Median age 50.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Pottery Estate New South Wales
Share of people by age, Pottery Estate and New South Wales
0–913.4%
10–195.4%
20–294.5%
30–3912.5%
40–4912.5%
50–599.8%
60–6920.5%
70–7917.9%
80+9.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pottery Estate at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.0%
  2. English43.0%
  3. Scottish12.0%
  4. Irish10.0%
  5. Australian Aboriginal9.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin3.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.1%
  2. China3.0%
  3. Vietnam3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Pottery Estate

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