272,656
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Sydney - Northern Beaches · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Sydney - Northern Beaches
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
More than half of similar areas have smaller populations than Sydney - Northern Beaches, which has 272,656 people. While it remains a major hub, its recent growth has been much slower than most other regions.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth since 2021 was 3.1%, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 6.1%.
3.1%
Lower than 81% of region (sa4) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Sydney - Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/122/sydney-northern-beaches/topic/economy-advantage