4,165 ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,456
- 2016: 3,966
- 2021: 4,165
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gerringong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gerringong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gerringong is far older than the national figure, with the usual age being 46. This older profile is driven by a large senior population, though the area remains larger than most similar places with over 4,000 people.
4,165
▲ +20.5%
- 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 Gerringong — higher than 86% of areas.
| Gerringong | 4,165 |
|---|---|
| 2534, NSW | 5,767 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 4,165 people, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than those in New South Wales, with a typical age of 46.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
25.6% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gerringong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married at 53.7%, while 27.1% have never been married. About 2.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gerringong, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Gerringong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11610/gerringong/topic/demographics-identity