4,016 ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,936
- 2016: 4,054
- 2021: 4,016
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caves Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caves Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Caves Beach is now far older than the national figure, with the usual age reaching 49 years. This shift toward an older population is a key feature of the area, where over a quarter of all residents are now seniors.
4,016
▲ +2.0%
- 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 Caves Beach — higher than 86% of areas.
| Caves Beach | 4,016 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 15,323 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Caves Beach has 4,016 people, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is much older than most, while children under 15 are slightly less common than in the state average.
27.3% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caves Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are married (54.2%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the Australian average.
3.2% ▲ +110.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.1% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caves Beach, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Caves Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10861/caves-beach/topic/demographics-identity