4,887 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,581
- 2016: 4,736
- 2021: 4,887
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clovelly · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Clovelly
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Clovelly than in most similar areas, making it a noticeably younger place. With a population of 4,887 people, the typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
4,887
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Clovelly — higher than 86% of areas.
| Clovelly | 4,887 |
|---|---|
| 2031, NSW | 33,830 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of 4,887 makes Clovelly larger than about 90% of areas at this level.
37 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 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 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to a younger profile, as the 11.6% of residents aged 65 and over is well below the New South Wales figure of 17.6%.
11.6% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Clovelly, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, with 20.5% of people in one, well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.6%, which is a little below the national average of 3.2%.
0.6% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.5% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Clovelly splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (44%), with Divorced at 6%.
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 Clovelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10937/clovelly/topic/demographics-identity