1,012 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 849
- 2016: 886
- 2021: 1,012
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Diamond Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Diamond Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Diamond Beach, where the typical resident is now 50. This is 12 years older than the national figure, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of retirees.
1,012
▲ +19.2%
- 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 Diamond Beach — higher than 73% of areas.
| Diamond Beach | 1,012 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is home to 1,012 people, making it larger than about 74% of similar areas. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 account for 18.3%, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
25.3% ▲ +67.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Diamond Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the New South Wales average of 3.4%. Most people are married (52.0%), while de facto relationships are slightly more common here than across Australia.
7.3% ▲ +196.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Diamond Beach, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Diamond Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11253/diamond-beach/topic/demographics-identity