1,573 ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,432
- 2016: 1,530
- 2021: 1,573
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Batemans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Batemans Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas make up the community of Batemans Bay. The typical person here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is reflected in a population where over a third of residents are seniors.
1,573
▲ +9.8%
- 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 Batemans Bay — higher than 76% of areas.
| Batemans Bay | 1,573 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Batemans Bay has 1,573 people, making it larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 33.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state level at just 11.4%.
33.7% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Batemans Bay, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.0% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 8.1%.
9.0% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.1% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Batemans Bay splits fairly evenly between Never married (35%) and Married (32%), with Divorced at 16%.
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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10229/batemans-bay/topic/demographics-identity