7,944 ▼ -44.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14,388
- 2016: 7,870
- 2021: 7,944
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Collaroy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Collaroy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Collaroy than in the rest of the state, with a typical age of 43. This creates a noticeable gap compared to the national typical age of 38. The area is one of the largest of its kind with 7,944 people.
7,944
▼ -44.8%
- 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 Collaroy — higher than 87% of areas.
| Collaroy | 7,944 |
|---|---|
| 2097, NSW | 15,991 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 43, which is noticeably older than the state figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 only 15.2% of the population, well below the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to the area's older feel, with people aged 65 and over making up 19.8% of residents.
19.8% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Collaroy splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 13.3% of the population, a little above the national figure of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 0.7%, which is a little below the 3.2% seen across Australia.
0.7% ▲ +87.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Collaroy, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Collaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10970/collaroy/topic/demographics-identity