2,946 ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,677
- 2016: 2,874
- 2021: 2,946
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Culburra Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Culburra Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 2,946 people in Culburra Beach are married. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
2,946
▲ +10.0%
- 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 Culburra Beach — higher than 83% of areas.
| Culburra Beach | 2,946 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Culburra Beach has a population of 2,946 people, making it larger than about 84% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward seniors, who make up 32.5% of the population—far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the national average at 12.9%.
32.5% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Culburra Beach splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. About 11.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state average.
6.4% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Culburra Beach, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Culburra Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11147/culburra-beach/topic/demographics-identity