943 ▲ +118.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 432
- 2016: 162
- 2021: 943
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Catherine Hill Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Catherine Hill Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Catherine Hill Bay is now just 37 years old, making the area a little younger than the national figure. This seaside community of 943 people stands out for having a high number of children and a much smaller proportion of seniors than most similar places.
943
▲ +118.3%
- 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 Catherine Hill Bay — higher than 72% of areas.
| Catherine Hill Bay | 943 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 15,323 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown to 943 people, which is larger than about 74% of areas at this level. Residents are generally a little younger than those across New South Wales and Australia.
37 yrs ▼ -15.9%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, with seniors aged 65 and over making up only 12.2% of the community.
12.2% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.0% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Catherine Hill Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national rate. Additionally, people in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
4.8% ▲ +415.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Catherine Hill Bay, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Catherine Hill Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10856/catherine-hill-bay/topic/demographics-identity