1,060 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,025
- 2016: 1,027
- 2021: 1,060
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blue Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blue Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Blue Bay is 52 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This 14-year gap with Australia's average is driven by a high proportion of seniors and very few children. The population has grown to 1,060 people, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas.
1,060
▲ +3.4%
- 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 Blue Bay — higher than 73% of areas.
| Blue Bay | 1,060 |
|---|---|
| 2261, NSW | 55,129 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,060 people. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and country, with a typical age of 52.
52 yrs ▲ +20.9%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 50 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 28.9% of the area, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 11.8%.
28.9% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blue Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Around 41.1% of residents are married, while 10.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the national figure.
3.2% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blue Bay, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Blue Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10413/blue-bay/topic/demographics-identity