13,253 ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12,518
- 2016: 12,668
- 2021: 13,253
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bellingen · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Bellingen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bellingen is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is a key feature of the area's identity, with a growing number of seniors and a population that has increased by 5.9% since 2011 to reach 13,253 people.
13,253
▲ +5.9%
- 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 Bellingen — higher than 51% of areas.
| Bellingen | 13,253 |
|---|---|
| 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 area is far older than most, with the typical age rising by 4 years to 50 since 2011. This is 12 years older than the same figure for Australia.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 26.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is reflected in a decline in children under 15, who now make up 16.7% of the area.
26.9% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bellingen splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.7%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has risen to 4.2%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 3.2%.
4.2% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bellingen, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10600/bellingen/topic/demographics-identity