4,709 ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,687
- 2016: 4,642
- 2021: 4,709
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Double Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Double Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 22% of residents are aged 65 or over in Double Bay, which is well above the national figure. This makes it a notably older area where seniors outnumber children by a wide margin. The local population is larger than about 89% of similar areas.
4,709
▲ +0.5%
- 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 Double Bay — higher than 86% of areas.
| Double Bay | 4,709 |
|---|---|
| 2028, NSW | 4,709 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales average. In total, 4,709 people live in the area.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are far fewer children under 15 here than in most other areas, at just 12.4%. This gap is stark compared to the 18.2% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
22.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Double Bay, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.2%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is just 0.4%, which is well below the state average of 3.4%.
0.4% ▲ +397.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Double Bay splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 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 Double Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11283/double-bay/topic/demographics-identity