35,942 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31,950
- 2016: 33,253
- 2021: 35,942
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bega Valley · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Bega Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Bega Valley is 52, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has grown by 12% since 2011 to reach 35,942 people, but the region is aging rapidly. This shift is most visible in the high proportion of seniors living here.
35,942
▲ +12.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bega Valley — higher than 70% of areas.
| Bega Valley | 35,942 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age in Bega Valley is 52, which is among the highest for similar areas and 14 years older than the Australian average. This figure has risen by 4 years since 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 48 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 29% of the population, a figure far above the national average that has risen by 7.6 points since 2011. This trend is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.1% of the area.
29.0% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bega Valley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales average.
3.9% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bega Valley, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) 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 Bega Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10550/bega-valley/topic/demographics-identity