137 ▼ -52.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 290
- 2016: 112
- 2021: 137
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hyams Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hyams Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hyams Beach is now 65, making the area far older than the national average. This small community of 137 people has an age profile that stands out sharply from the rest of Australia, with more than half the population being seniors.
137
▼ -52.8%
- 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 Hyams Beach — lower than 54% of areas.
| Hyams Beach | 137 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 48,267 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 65, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This puts Hyams Beach among the oldest areas of its kind.
65 yrs ▲ +20.4%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 66 yrs
- 2021: 65 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 living here, which is far below the state and national figures. This helps explain why seniors make up a huge 52.6% of the population, a figure far above the New South Wales average.
52.6% ▲ +90.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hyams Beach, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 34%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 6.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Very few residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, at 0.0%, which is also well below the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.5% ▼ -52.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hyams Beach, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 13%.
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 Hyams Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11974/hyams-beach/topic/demographics-identity