4,221 ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,726
- 2016: 3,846
- 2021: 4,221
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Anna Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Anna Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Anna Bay, where the typical person is 52. This is a significant gap compared to the national typical age of 38, creating a community with a very high proportion of seniors.
4,221
▲ +13.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Anna Bay — higher than 86% of areas.
| Anna Bay | 4,221 |
|---|---|
| 2316, NSW | 6,577 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,221, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the state and the rest of Australia.
52 yrs ▲ +23.8%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 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 31.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This high number of older adults helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 14.9%.
31.5% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Anna Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Over half of the residents are married, while 11.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
4.4% ▲ +81.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Anna Bay, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Anna Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10061/anna-bay/topic/demographics-identity