3,923 ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,657
- 2016: 3,779
- 2021: 3,923
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bellingen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bellingen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A balanced mix of young families and retirees shapes daily life in Bellingen. The community is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 44, yet it supports a high proportion of children and seniors alike.
3,923
▲ +7.3%
- 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 Bellingen — higher than 86% of areas.
| Bellingen | 3,923 |
|---|---|
| 2454, NSW | 7,953 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bellingen is larger than about 87% of similar areas, with a total population of 3,923 people.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high number of children under 15 at 21.1%, and an even larger group of seniors aged 65 and over, who make up 21.7% of the population. This concentration of older residents is well above the New South Wales figure.
21.7% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bellingen, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 4.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Relationships are also distinct here, with 15.4% of people in de facto partnerships, a figure well above the national average.
4.3% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bellingen splits fairly evenly between Never married (38%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 14%.
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/sal/SAL10273/bellingen/topic/demographics-identity