2,364 ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,415
- 2016: 2,414
- 2021: 2,364
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Curl Curl · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Curl Curl
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A larger-than-average population of 2,364 people makes Curl Curl a bustling pocket of the Northern Beaches. The area is notably skewed towards younger residents and families, with a much smaller proportion of seniors than the state or national average.
2,364
▼ -2.1%
- 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 Curl Curl — higher than 80% of areas.
| Curl Curl | 2,364 |
|---|---|
| 2096, NSW | 14,955 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure and slightly older than the New South Wales average.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families are common here, with children under 15 making up 20.5% of the population. This is a little above the national figure, while the 12.2% of people aged 65 and over is well below the state average.
12.2% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Curl Curl, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54%) or have never been married (35.8%). Those in de facto relationships make up 10.3%, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.6% ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Curl Curl, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Curl Curl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11168/curl-curl/topic/demographics-identity