870 ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 852
- 2016: 941
- 2021: 870
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lavender Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lavender Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children and more seniors than most similar areas define the 870 people living in Lavender Bay. The typical resident is 43, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures.
870
▲ +2.1%
- 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 Lavender Bay — higher than 72% of areas.
| Lavender Bay | 870 |
|---|---|
| 2060, NSW | 15,135 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lavender Bay's population is larger than about 73% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 43.
43 yrs ▲ +19.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a small number of children, with those under 15 making up just 7.5% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 18.2%, while seniors aged 65 and over are well above the national average at 22.3%.
22.3% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lavender Bay, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A high proportion of residents are in de facto relationships at 16.8%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Lavender Bay splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (41%), 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 Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12294/lavender-bay/topic/demographics-identity