Diamond Head · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Diamond Head

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Far older residents than the state average define Diamond Head, where the typical person is 52. This sparsely populated area consists of just 7 people.

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📍 Diamond Head, Suburb / Locality

Where Diamond Head sits — Total population

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 Diamond Head — lower than 95% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Diamond Head7
2443, NSW 8,739
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national average of 38. This reflects a population much older than most similar areas.

7

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3
  • 2021: 7

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

52 yrs

Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, ahead of Children (0–14) (0%).

Age structure

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In Diamond Head, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 100%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 71%, ahead of Divorced (43%).

Marital status

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In Diamond Head, Married is the majority at 63%; Divorced is next at 38%.

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 Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11254/diamond-head/topic/demographics-identity