777 ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 774
- 2016: 803
- 2021: 777
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Callala Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Callala Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Callala Beach is now 58, making this area far older than the national average. The community is heavily weighted toward seniors and older adults, with over a third of the population aged 65 or more.
777
▲ +0.4%
- 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 Callala Beach — higher than 72% of areas.
| Callala Beach | 777 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Callala Beach has 777 residents, which is larger than about 72% of similar areas. The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
58 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 33.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the area has so few children, with only 10.9% under the age of 15.
33.7% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Callala Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the residents are married, while 9.8% are in de facto relationships, which is lower than most areas. About 2.3% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.3% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Callala Beach, Married is the majority at 52%; 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 Callala Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10757/callala-beach/topic/demographics-identity