310 ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 378
- 2016: 391
- 2021: 310
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jervis Bay · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Jervis Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Indigenous identity shapes daily life in Jervis Bay, where 60% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. The community is small and has grown significantly older over the last decade. While the typical resident is 38, the area has seen a sharp rise in seniors and a drop in the number of children.
310
▼ -18.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Jervis Bay — lower than 99% of areas.
| Jervis Bay | 310 |
|---|---|
| Other Territories | 4,778 |
| Other Territories | 4,788 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small and shrank by 18% since 2011, losing about 68 people to reach a total of 310. The typical resident is now 38, which is 11 years older than they were in 2011.
38 yrs ▲ +40.7%
Younger than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Jervis Bay is aging quickly, with the proportion of people aged 65 and over rising 11 points to 16.5% since 2011. During that same time, the share of children under 15 fell 9.1 points to 17.1%, a figure slightly below the national average.
16.5% ▲ +230.8%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jervis Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is far more common here than in the rest of the country, at 60% of the population. Most people have never married (53.7%), and those in de facto relationships make up 8.2%, which is well below the national figure.
60.0% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jervis Bay, Never married is the majority at 55%; Married is next at 34%.
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 Jervis Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/90103/jervis-bay/topic/demographics-identity